Podcasts about technology awards

S6 E9: Athlete-Centered Skating w/Garrett LucashWe had the honor of sitting down with competitive figure skating coach, Garrett Lucash, to talk about his athlete-centered approach to coaching figure skaters. Garrett is a former competitive figure skater himself, with countless accolades as one of the best skaters in the world during his prime (see his bio). However, Garrett's meaningful journey extends well beyond his medals and outward accomplishments. He has paved a new way of coaching in competitive figure skating, known as ‘athlete-centered skating'. His unique approach aims to support athletes' long-term growth and development as athletes and as humans in a sustainable and empowering way. His approach is based upon aspects of sport science, psychology, and education. This episode is filled with a depth and breadth of stories, wisdom, and insights that coaches can integrate into their day to day interactions with athletes.Garrett Lucash is a retired competitive figure skater with accolades ranging from being ranked 12 in the world, being a 3-time US World Team Member (and 3-time Junior World Team Member), and a 2-time Olympic Team Alternate. His passion for the sport did not end once his competitive career ended; no, Garrett has gone on to coach competitive skaters since then for over 20 years. Garrett has won numerous coaching awards for his innovative ways of using sport science and psychology in his coaching, most recently earning the US Figure Skating 2023 Doc Counsilman Science and Technology Award. This award is given to the best coaches in all Olympic Sports. Garrett is a Team USA Coach; he is a member of the US Figure Skating Sport Science and Medicine Committee; he is Chair of the Professional Skaters Association Sport Science Committee where he creates curriculum for coaches continuing education; and he recently published a book titled “A Constraints-led Approach to Figure Skating”, published in 2022 by Routledge. Following his time in Boston at the Skating Club of Boston, Garrett brought his Athlete Centered Center program to the Detroit Skating Club where he is the Coaches Education Director.Be curious. Be Open. Be well.The ReidConnect-Ed Podcast is hosted by Siblings Alexis Reid and Dr. Gerald Reid, produced by CyberSound Recording Studios, and original music is written and recorded by Gerald Reid.*Please note that different practitioners may have different opinions- this is our perspective and is intended to educate you on what may be possible.Follow us on Instagram @ReidConnectEdPodcast and Twitter @ReidConnectEdShow notes & Transcripts: https://reidconnect.com/reid-connect-ed-podcast

On today's episode, I had the absolute pleasure of chatting with Lois Bowers, the powerhouse editor behind McKnight's Senior Living.We went deep into the McKnight's Excellence in Technology Awards – the history, the growth, and all the behind-the-scenes action that makes it such a meaningful event in our industry. Lois shared how the awards have evolved over 15 years (yep, 15!), from just a handful of categories to a fully loaded, inclusive program recognizing the best and brightest across senior living, skilled nursing, home care, and beyond.We talked about what it really takes to stand out – not just flashy tech, but real-world impact, smart collaboration between vendors and providers, and how these stories are changing the game for residents and staff alike.If you're passionate about innovation in senior care or just want a closer look at what makes these awards so special, this one's for you. And bonus – Lois gives us some insight into how McKnight's continues to lead conversations around the future of care.Let's get into it.McKnight's Tech Awards: https://www.mcknightstechawards.com/

Send us a textPeople have all these rules for how trans masc folks should think, act, and feel, but the truth is that we are all different. So, instead of following "rules" set for us, we should explore what feels right for us. We talk about that more in this episode of Dem Bois Podcast. Today I sit down with E.C. Pizarro III, and we discuss his transition, the challenges of being a Black trans man, and his work in tech. He highlights the importance of visibility and representation, mentioning his 2024 awards and his role in the trans community. We talk:E.C.'s gender journey - 8:36The gender journey for youth - 19:09Going stealth - 31:29His career in tech - 49:58Marsha's Web - 54:35Episode References:The Aggressives (2005) The L Word (TV Series 2004–2009)TRANSworld AtlantaEdens GardenMarsha's WebRead more about E.C in his bio below:E.C. Pizarro III is a technology experience strategist, owner of 1Z2R, and founder of Marsha's Web, a resource for TLGBQIA+ communities focused on BIPOC Transgender, Intersex, and GNC business owners. He led TransTech Social from 2021-2024 and has been honored with the 2024 Pioneer of Technology Award, 2024 Change Agent Award, the 2023 Marsha P. Johnson Institute Legacy Award, and was named one of the Out100 LGBTQ+ Policy Makers in 2022. E.C. is dedicated to empowering clients and communities for long-term success through strategic growth.www.ecpizarro.comIG: @ec.the.tird LinkedIn: ecthethird Facebook: ec.the.thirdDonate today to support Transmasc Gender Affirming Grants and Community Wellness Packages for Trans Men of Color!The  Visibility = Possibility™️ Merch is here!Introducing a groundbreaking collaboration crafted by Emilio Perdomo (featured on Dem Bois Podcast episode 37). This isn't just merch--it's a movement! We're empowering trans men of color with creative freedom to design their interpretation of Visibility = Possibility™. Think of it like major brands collaborating with athletes, but this time, our community takes center stage. It will be great to have TMOC designing products that represents their community and that folks will feel proud to put on. Every purchase supports our vital programs!Craving more Connection?Dem Bois Community Voices Facebook Group is a safe, moderated sanctuary where trans men of color can connect authentically, discuss podcast episodes, share powerful experiences, and build support networks. Dem Bois YouTube Channel! - @demboisincExclusiAre you enjoying the Dem Bois Podcast? Donate today to help support the cost of production and the honorarium we pay our guests for their time. All donations are tax-deductible. Click here! Donate to support our 2023 Gender Affirming Surgery Grant Fund here!

Join us as we learn more about the 2024 MILK Business Leader in Technology Award winner, GenoSource! We sit down with Tim Rauen, GenoSource's CEO and Part-Owner to learn about the farm and the technologies he believes are pushing GenoSource forward and helping them achieve their goals! Technology is immersed within all that GenoSource does and Tim goes into details on what is used within GenoSource's infrastructure as well as on the genetic side of their business. 00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome 00:39 Overview of GenoSource 01:19 Production and Facilities at GenoSource 02:11 Unique Technologies at GenoSource 02:55 Early Adoption of Genomic Testing and IVF 04:14 STgenetics®' Technologies and Infrastructure 07:24 IVF Program Scale and Goals 09:14 Achievements and Future Plans 12:24 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

The latest episode of the Georgia Tech Research podcast delves into the remarkable journeys of two Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) researchers, Megan Birch and Sheila Isbell, both recently honored as finalists in the 2024 Women in Technology (WIT) Women of the Year Awards. Hosted by GTRI Senior Researcher Eric Klein, the episode explores Megan and Sheila's stories, insights, and the impact they have made at GTRI. Megan, a research scientist in GTRI's Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory (EOSL), was recently named the inaugural winner of the WIT "Young Professional" Woman of the Year Award, while Sheila, principal research scientist and chief of the Software Engineering and Analytics Division within the Information and Communications Laboratory (ICL), was recognized as a finalist in the "Medium/Mid-Sized Company" category. Their stories not only celebrate personal achievements but also shed light on the influence of women in STEM fields and the ongoing efforts to inspire more women to enter and thrive in technology.

SHOW TOPICExploring AI's Role in Education with Dr. Matt McKinley and Mr. Sean VanScoyocSPECIAL GUESTDr. Matt McKinley, Seneca Valley Assistant Superintendent for 7-12 Instruction and Mr. Sean VanScoyoc, Director of Information TechnologyDr. Matthew McKinley serves as Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Instruction, grades 7-12. Prior to his assistant role, he served for six years as principal of the Seneca Valley Senior High School. He also served as assistant principal of the Seneca Valley Senior High School and as a mathematics teacher at the same building for six years. Prior to coming to Seneca Valley, Dr. McKinley taught as a mathematics teacher at Mercer Area Junior/Senior High School. He earned his bachelor of art's degree in mathematics from Grove City College and obtained his Master of Education degree and his Doctor of Education from the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. McKinley developed the Academy of Choice Program in the district, which includes a growing cyber program and a one-of-a kind performing arts department. He is also author of the Seneca Valley Random Drug Testing Policy, which has been lauded locally as well as nationally and was cited as a model program by the White House Drug Policy Council.Mr. Sean VanScoyoc is the Information Technology Director for Seneca Valley School District, a Quad A school district with a host of academic, technical and extracurricular honors and accolades. Mr. VanScoyoc has a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and has more than 25 years of educational technology experience in non-profit organizations, K-12 schools, higher education, and as an expert consultant. He was recognized as a finalist in “Tech & Learning” Magazine's Leader of the Year Award and Seneca Valley School District received a Pennsylvania School Board of Association's Schools of Excellence in Technology Award.IN THIS EPISODE, WE WILL REVIEWWhat artificial intelligence and generative AI is and how it's making its way into schools Ongoing professional development related to AI for educatorsGuidelines for use of AI technologies in the school environmentPrivacy and security measures when utilizing AIOpportunities for students to learn about AI and its applications

Launched in 2017, the Science and Technology Awards has become a key part of the Awards calendar for Cambridge. Alumni includes life science and biotech - Storm Biotherapeutics, CMR Surgical, Owlstone Medical, Bit.bio, and technology companies – Pragmatic, Featurespace, C2-Ai.With 16 categories there is something for everyone, but for this episode, we're focusing on the more #technology categories, where often multiple technologies are pitted against each other – no easy decision for the judges.Tune in to hear a full roster of innovative science and technology companies and individuals and hold until the end where we'll also share details of the winners of the tech categories. Information on all categories can be found on the Cambridge Independent website and social channels. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Francisca Ikuenobe is a Professor of Geology and Geophysics at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. In her research, Franca studies rocks to understand the clues they can reveal about the living things, environments, and climates of the past. Franca is particularly interested in the microfossils of pollen, spores, and phytoplankton that are preserved in rock. She uses these to help determine the age of rocks and what they can tell us about the history of an area. Franca loves reading entertainment magazines like Vogue Magazine and watching entertainment news on TV. When Entertainment Tonight is about to start, she drops everything she's doing to watch it. She received her B.Sc. in Geology from the University of Ife in Nigeria (now Obafemi Awolowo University). Afterwards, Francisca worked as a production geologist and subsequently a palynologist for Shell Petroleum Development Company for a year before enrolling in graduate school. She received her M.Sc. in applied geology also from the University of Ife where she next worked as an assistant lecturer. Francisca was awarded a Commonwealth Scholarship Commission Award for her Ph.D. work in Geology at Cambridge University. Following the completion of her Ph.D., Francisca joined the faculty at Missouri S&T where she is today. Francisca has received various awards and honors for her work, including being named an Honorary Global Counselor by Missouri S&T's Office of International and Cultural Affairs, an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, an African Scientific Institute Fellow, an elected fellow of the Geological Society of America, as well as receipt of the Distinguished Service Award from Goretti Old Girls International, Inc. and receipt of the Science and Technology Award from the Nigerian People's Forum. In addition, Francisca has been awarded the Outstanding Teaching Award, Outstanding Students Leaders' Outstanding Student Advocate Award, the Faculty Excellence Award, Sustained Excellence in Teaching Award, and the Woman of the Year Award all from Missouri S&T. Francisca joined us for an interview to talk about some of her experiences in life and science.

On this week's episode, We sat down with special guest Andrew Riedemann— our 2024 Bernhard R. Works, Frederick A. Buerki Scenic Technology Award winner, to talk about the live entertainment industry, life in technical production, working overseas, and more!Click here to learn more about Andrew Riedemann and the Bernhard R. Works, Frederick A. Buerki Scenic Technology Award.TECHnically Speaking is a public service of USITT, which seeks to have a broad conversation on topics of interest to its members, but it is neither a legal interpretation nor a statement of Institute policy. The views expressed on this podcast by guests are their own and their appearance herein does not imply an endorsement of them or of any entity they may represent. Reference to any specific product or idea does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation. Views, opinions, recommendations or use cases expressed on this podcast do not necessarily reflect the views of USITT, its Board members or employees.

In Episode 44 of #SchoolPR DriveTime, we will hear from Superintendent Jason Manuel and Kate Crowder, Communications Supervisor both of Germantown Municipal School District in Tennessee. Mr. Manuel was selected as the recipient of the NSPRA 2023 Communication Technology Award for Superintendents. The award recognizes one district leader annually for leadership in redefining, upgrading, and integrating cutting-edge communication technology to improve and expand outreach and engagement with internal and external education stakeholders. In this conversation, we want to learn more about these efforts, their effectiveness, and how they can be duplicated in other school systems. Thanks to Rhodes Branding for their support of School PR Drive Time. Music: "Hip Jazz," bensound.com, all other content ©2023, NCSPRA'

Ep. 44 – RX Group Vice President Sarin Bachmann: Taking Luxe to the Next Level RX Group VP Sarin Bachmann shares her experience as a member of senior leadership team at RX, a public company that produces more than 400 events covering 43 sectors in 22 countries. She shines a light on the RX jewelry portfolio that she oversees — one of the few at RX that includes several events like JCK, Luxury and JIS, as well as digital and print media products for the JCK brand — JCKonline.com and JCK Magazine. We talked about: Her recent appearance as a speaker on the stage at the recent UFI Global Congress in Las Vegas where she talked about risk management and her experience with events during hurricane season in Miami, home of JIS How her team was able to achieve an impressive 24% increase in attendance at the JIS Fall Show in October in Miami Beach: Marketing the destination and capitalizing on the bleisure trend Bringing back in person: How she led the team that produced the first show for RX US in March 2021 in the jewelry sector that soared during Covid What's hot in digital in her portfolio: Everything, but especially the launch of a holiday gift guide The theme for the 2024 JCK show at the Venetian in Las Vegas: Love … she revealed What she's looking forward to in 2024: Adding a sustainability summit at JCK, which is on pace to sell out again  Giving back to the industry through the JCK Industry Fund, which has awarded more than $300,000 in grants this year  Our Guest Sarin Block Bachmann, Group Vice President of RX, is a member of RX's Senior Leadership Team and oversees RX's jewelry portfolio including JCK, Luxury, and JIS events along with the digital and print elements of the JCK brand—JCKonline.com and JCK Magazine.  One of RX's largest and most important events globally, JCK has thrived under Bachmann's leadership. Bachmann directly manages JCK while overseeing Event Leaders on both Luxury and JIS and has steered JCK to become an industry leading, award-winning event in the trade show industry, and the most important jewelry buying and educational event globally for the jewelry industry. Luxury, the curated, invitation-only event taking place alongside JCK has also been reimagined under Bachmann's portfolio as the event for the luxury jewelry community.  JCK and Luxury bring over 30,000 industry professionals together, including 18,000+ vetted attendees from over 100 countries and 2,000 exhibitors, ranging from designers, manufacturers, and gemstone wholesalers to packaging companies and technology service providers. The show covers 1.2 million square feet of exhibition space at the iconic Venetian Expo and The Venetian Las Vegas.  Under her leadership in event strategy, planning, execution, sales, attendance, acquisition, marketing, public relations, operations and special events, Bachmann has achieved all-time high ratings for both exhibitor and attendee satisfaction, loyalty and net promotion for both JCK and Luxury, increasing scores between 15 to 20% and over 30 points in NPS overall.  Furthermore, under her strategic and creative direction, JCK has led the way in becoming a top experiential event that attendees not only consider necessary for their business but also eagerly anticipate attending. In the digital realm, Bachmann led the team in bringing JCK to the industry virtually in 2020, with the JCK Virtual show being a pioneer in launching digital offers in light of the pandemic limiting face-to-face events. In March of 2021, Bachmann led the team to bring back the first show for RX US, JIS, and continued to forge the team ahead in bringing back in-person JCK and Luxury events in August as some of the first large scale trade shows returning to face-to-face, all to great success.  New to Bachmann's achievements are leading the JCK team in exceeding pre-pandemic 2019 show levels before most shows, in both sales revenue, attendance, and much higher NPS and customer satisfaction scores, with the 2022 edition marking a milestone year in the event's history and winning Trade Show Executives Gold 100 “Greatest Trade Show” of the year award. This was then followed up under Bachmann's leadership with the 2023 edition continuing to grow to a sold out show floor and increasing attendance once again. As a member of RX's senior leadership team, Bachmann plays a critical role in shaping event leaders across RX US, leading bi-monthly Event Leader meetings where key issues are discussed and best practices are shared across the division leaders.  Bachmann also leads the way with activations and experiences, playing a crucial part of JCK and serving as a model for other B2B events, along with increasing the focus on DE&I in all the industries she serves forging partnerships with key members of diverse groups including the Black in Jewelry Coalition and leading by example at her shows and RX.  Bachmann utilizes her experience in change management by serving as the Executive Sponsor and liaison for the show teams with the digital team during RX's roll out of a new registration system across RX US. Bachmann currently serves on the executive boards of the American Gem Society, Jewelers' Security Alliance, 24 Karat Club of New York, Women's Jewelry Association and UFI Global Congress Advisory, as well as on the GEM Awards committee and chair of the JCK Industry Fund committee.  Ms. Bachmann holds a BS in Business Administration from the University of Albany and the prestigious honor of having been invited to participate in the GE Management Development Course. She was also one of a select few to be chosen for the Reed Elsevier Business University.  Her career trajectory began in consulting as a Process Design Consultant with Andersen Consulting (Accenture). She expanded into communications as a Six Sigma certified Master Black Belt for General Electric at NBC and later became the Director of E-Business for NBC's Broadcast and Network Operations Division.  Now serving close to two decades in show management, Bachmann is a well-rounded and well-known professional, highly regarded throughout the jewelry and trade show industries. When she is not achieving record breaking results in the industry, Bachmann is spending time with her husband, visiting her two sons in college, taking a workout class, or relaxing on a beautiful beach. Awards & Accolades for JCK and Luxury under Bachmann's Leadership (Present – 2019): Trade Show Executive – 2023 Gold 100 Grand Award “The Greatest Trade Show” of 2022  RX GLOBAL – Building Business Awards: 2022 Show of the Year  RX USA – Team of the Year Award 2022 Trade Show Executive – 2022 Fastest 50 in all three categories for JCK – Attendance, Exhibitors, Square Feet, and all three shows JCK, Luxury & JIS receiving Fastest 50 Awards AEO Excellence Awards (UK) Short List Finalist for 2022 Best International Show – Americas  Trade Show Executive – 2022 Gold 100 Grand Award “The Show Must Go On” for 2021 event Tradeshow News Network (TSNN) 2022 Comeback Award, Outstanding Attendance for 2021 event Trade Show Executive – Grand Award Gold 100 “Return to Normal” for 2020 event Tradeshow News Network (TSNN) Best of Technology Award for JCK Match program 2019 Podcast Host: Danica Tormohlen  An award-winning journalist who has covered the trade show industry since 1994, Danica Tormohlen is VP of Content for Tarsus Group, which was recently acquired by Informa for $940 million. In her role, she oversees content for Trade Show News Network, Corporate Event News and Exhibit News Now. These leading media brands publish websites, newsletters, social media channels, video, podcasts and online and in-person programming for the trade show, corporate event and exhibition industries. Tormohlen currently serves as a board member for Women in Exhibitions Network North America chapter. She has been a speaker and moderator at major industry events, including the TSNN Awards, IMEX, IAEE, SISO, UFI, ESCA and Large Show Roundtable — to name a few. Thank you to our sponsor!  Zenus What if you could prove your event is working with hard facts and learn how to make it even better? With Zenus's Ethical Vision AI, you can protect your budget and have detailed reporting. Learn how that's all possible at Zenus.AI  

On this week's episode, we're joined by costume designer and 2023 Zelma H. Weisfeld Costume Design & Technology Award winner, M.J. Hromek. Click below to learn about M.J's creative process, her best advice for those new to the industry, and what this award win has meant to her.Click here to learn more about M.J. and the Zelma H. Weisfeld Costume Design & Technology Award.All episodes of our USITT23 series were recorded over the span of four days at USITT23 in St. Louis, March 15-18, 2023, in our Studio USITT booth on the Stage Expo floor.TECHnically Speaking is a public service of USITT, which seeks to have a broad conversation on topics of interest to its members, but it is neither a legal interpretation nor a statement of Institute policy. The views expressed on this podcast by guests are their own and their appearance herein does not imply an endorsement of them or of any entity they may represent. Reference to any specific product or idea does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation. Views, opinions, recommendations or use cases expressed on this podcast do not necessarily reflect the views of USITT, its Board members or employees.

In the latest episode of True Power, I speak with my former Bupa colleague, dear friend, The University of Queensland Women in Computing Co-ordinator and Women in Technology award winner Kellie King about her realisation that the enormous pressures of a being a technology executive were causing her to show up in ways that did not reflect her true nature, how she advocated for more humane working conditions for her team, and pioneered a career path that honoured who she authentically was.

Isabella Cooper is a PhD researcher in Ketogenic Science and Hyperinsulinemia, and their roles in chronic diseases associated with ageing. Isabella has majored with honours in biochemistry with medical physiology, molecular genetics, advanced cell biology, advanced cancer biology, physiological networks (neurology, endocrinology and immunology), protein and enzyme biochemistry, bioinformatics in influenza, and metabolic biochemistry. She has won multiple awards including the Faculty of Science and Technology Awards, Individual Teaching Award and Group Teaching Award for Medical Physiology, Dean's List Awards and Biochemical Society Award. Basically she is super smart. In this podcast we talk about mitochondria and how to live life so that you look young, live longer and stay healthy. Enjoy. Links - Website⁠Forever young group Website⁠Beat brain cancer Twitter ⁠Isabella Cooper About Doc Malik: Orthopaedic surgeon Ahmad Malik is on a journey of discovery when it comes to health and wellness. Through honest conversations with captivating individuals, Ahmad explores an array of topics that profoundly impact our well-being and health. Please support the show so that I can continue to speak up, by choosing one or all of the following options - ⁠Buy me a coffee⁠ If you want to make a one off donation. ⁠Subscribe to the show⁠ and join our mailing list. ⁠Support the show⁠ and have access to exclusive contents and perks.  To sponsor the Doc Malik Podcast contact us at ⁠hello@docmalik.com⁠  You can follow us on social media, we are on the following platforms: ⁠Twitter Ahmad⁠ | ⁠Twitter Podcast⁠ | ⁠Instagram Ahmad⁠ | ⁠Instagram Podcast

*Note that this episode was recorded before Blackboard and Finalsite merged. This NSPRA Award was originally co-sponsored by Blackboard. In today's episode, we will hear from Superintendent Dr. Jared Cotton, Chief of Staff and Clerk to the Board, Dr. Angie Smith, and Dr. Chris Vail, Director of Communications for Chesapeake Public Schools in Virginia. Dr. Cotton was selected as the recipient of the NSPRA 2022 Communication Technology Award for Superintendents. The award, presented by NSPRA in partnership with Blackboard, recognizes one district leader annually for leadership in redefining, upgrading and integrating cutting-edge communication technology to improve and expand outreach and engagement with internal and external education stakeholders. Today we want to learn more about these efforts, their effectiveness, and how they can be duplicated in other school systems. Today's episode is sponsored by Finalsite. Music: "Hip Jazz," www.bensound.com, all other content © 2023, NCSPRA

In this episode of Money Tales, our guest is Julie Castro Abrams. Julie is a hard charging activist who very early on knew what she did not want to be– and that was a trophy wife. This is because when she was young, Julie saw her mother's friends navigating divorces and ending up destitute as a result. Julie wanted to have a family and a career, and she also wanted to protect herself from the financial risk that her mom's friends experienced. Julie successfully crafted the life she wanted, including finding a spouse who has had a strong enough ego to be an ally and support her role as the family's breadwinner. Julie is the founder and Managing Partner of How Women Invest, an early-stage venture firm focused on high growth, tech enabled women-founded enterprises. The firm is a culmination of her lifetime of work propelling women founders to launch and find success with training, capital and networks. Julie brings her extensive experience identifying and supporting early-stage entrepreneurs and twenty years as a CEO and board director. She is bringing her extensive networks, leadership and entrepreneurship experience to disruption of the venture landscape. An active investor and advisor to start-ups, and as the leader of the nation's largest microenterprise and microfinance organization for 11 years, Julie has helped launch over 6,000 women into successful businesses. In her role as CEO of Women's Initiative for Self Employment, an SBA Certified Development Financial Institution, Julie drove innovation in the US microenterprise and finance space. Investing in extensive research about the indicators of long-term success for women entrepreneurs, Julie brings deep intellectual prowess, extensive networks and experience to this transformative venture firm. Today she is advising the SBA, White House and Congress on national legislative initiatives to address economic opportunities for women. She serves on the California First Partners Project as an advisor regarding corporate board diversity. In her role as Founder and CEO of How Women Lead, she has been a driver of legislative initiatives and transformation in the US and California. Julie serves as an Advisor to financial services firms including the fin-tech start-up LENDonate and Nia Capital. She previously served as an advisor to Beneficial Bank and as the Governance Chair for the Association for Enterprise Opportunity and the Women's Funding Network. As the CEO of How Women Lead, she is at the center of the movement to disrupt antiquated, unequal systems by propelling women into even greater leadership roles and increasing opportunities for all women. Julie has been an essential driver of the ecosystem for women on corporate boards in California. Julie has been a national leader in the movement and drove the successful passage of the groundbreaking Senate Bill 826, requiring public companies to have women on their boards. The recipient of many accolades, she has been awarded the More Jobs Genius Award, the Morgan Stanley Innovation Award, Cisco's Innovation in Technology Award, the League of Women Voters' Women Who Could Be President Award, the Stevie Award for Best Non-Profit Executive, and the Commission on the Status of Women's Human Rights Award. She has also been featured in six books, including “Scrappy Women in Business”, “Women of Courage”, and “The Missing Mentor”, and she has been featured in Fast Company's video series “30 Second MBA.”

In this episode of Money Tales, our guest is Julie Castro Abrams. Julie is a hard charging activist who very early on knew what she did not want to be– and that was a trophy wife. This is because when she was young, Julie saw her mother's friends navigating divorces and ending up destitute as a result. Julie wanted to have a family and a career, and she also wanted to protect herself from the financial risk that her mom's friends experienced. Julie successfully crafted the life she wanted, including finding a spouse who has had a strong enough ego to be an ally and support her role as the family's breadwinner.Julie is the founder and Managing Partner of How Women Invest, an early-stage venture firm focused on high growth, tech enabled women-founded enterprises. The firm is a culmination of her lifetime of work propelling women founders to launch and find success with training, capital and networks. Julie brings her extensive experience identifying and supporting early-stage entrepreneurs and twenty years as a CEO and board director. She is bringing her extensive networks, leadership and entrepreneurship experience to disruption of the venture landscape.An active investor and advisor to start-ups, and as the leader of the nation's largest microenterprise and microfinance organization for 11 years, Julie has helped launch over 6,000 women into successful businesses. In her role as CEO of Women's Initiative for Self Employment, an SBA Certified Development Financial Institution, Julie drove innovation in the US microenterprise and finance space. Investing in extensive research about the indicators of long-term success for women entrepreneurs, Julie brings deep intellectual prowess, extensive networks and experience to this transformative venture firm.Today she is advising the SBA, White House and Congress on national legislative initiatives to address economic opportunities for women. She serves on the California First Partners Project as an advisor regarding corporate board diversity. In her role as Founder and CEO of How Women Lead, she has been a driver of legislative initiatives and transformation in the US and California. Julie serves as an Advisor to financial services firms including the fin-tech start-up LENDonate and Nia Capital. She previously served as an advisor to Beneficial Bank and as the Governance Chair for the Association for Enterprise Opportunity and the Women's Funding Network. As the CEO of How Women Lead, she is at the center of the movement to disrupt antiquated, unequal systems by propelling women into even greater leadership roles and increasing opportunities for all women. Julie has been an essential driver of the ecosystem for women on corporate boards in California. Julie has been a national leader in the movement and drove the successful passage of the groundbreaking Senate Bill 826, requiring public companies to have women on their boards. The recipient of many accolades, she has been awarded the More Jobs Genius Award, the Morgan Stanley Innovation Award, Cisco's Innovation in Technology Award, the League of Women Voters' Women Who Could Be President Award, the Stevie Award for Best Non-Profit Executive, and the Commission on the Status of Women's Human Rights Award. She has also been featured in six books, including "Scrappy Women in Business", "Women of Courage", and "The Missing Mentor", and she has been featured in Fast Company's video series "30 Second MBA."Learn more about Money Tale$ > Subscribe to the podcast Recent episodes See all episodes > Form CRS Form ADV Terms of Use Privacy Rights and Policies

Welcome to episode 84 of Sports Management Podcast, where the topics are sports technology and women in sports. Rebecca Hopkins is the Founder of STA Group - The Sports Technology Awards Group. They recently reveal the short list and you can read more about their work here: https://www.sportstechgroup.org/sports-technology-awards/ Rebecca has vast experience from the sports industry, an industry she says she slided into.  Get ready to learn: - How Rebecca started out in the sports industry- Why women in sports don't believe in themselves enough- The importance of working ON the business and not only IN the business- Their upcoming event in New York And much more! ________________________________________________ SPONSOR Insport Education  Course list --> HERE The code gives you 10% ANY course offered. Discount code: sportsmanagementpodcast10 ________________________________________________ Follow us on social media Instagram Twitter LinkedIn YouTube www.sportsmanagementpodcast.com

Even if you're committed to making your organization and its C-suite leadership more diverse, your network tends to look like you. And as a result, you build a team of people like you. But if you seek out coworkers with complementary skills who are willing to challenge you, your team will perform better and have more fun doing it. So, what can we do as leaders to create a more diverse talent pipeline at work? D Sangeeta is Founder and CEO at Gotara, a career growth platform for women in STEM. Gotara provides mentoring and nano-learning programs based on the latest research with the goal of closing the gender gap in science, technology, engineering and math. Sangeeta spent two decades in the corporate world, leading teams at Amazon, Nielson and GE Aviation before launching Gotara in June 2020. She has a PhD in Materials Chemistry from the University of Illinois, holds 26 patents and is the recipient of the Nielson CEO Award, the National Women of Color in Technology Award and the GE Latimer Innovation Award. On this episode of Workplace Forward, Sangeeta joins me to discuss what gets in the way of creating diverse leadership teams, challenging us to hold space for differing opinions and healthy conflict in our organizations. Sangeeta explains how to create more diverse talent pipelines and why it's good for business, describing the Ally Stars and North Star Program Gotara offers current executives and emerging female leaders. Listen in for Sangeeta's actionable advice on promoting diversity of thought at work and learn how Gotara can support you in building diverse leadership teams in your organization. Themes explored in this week's episode: What inspired Sangeeta to build a career growth platform for women in STEM What gets in the way of creating diverse leadership teams Growing your capacity to hold space for differing opinions and healthy conflict How to create a more diverse talent pipeline in your organization How a diverse leadership pipeline impacts top-line growth, productivity and net profit Gotara's Ally Stars program to help leaders remove bias and promote inclusivity How Sangeeta's North Star Program serves emerging female leaders What you can do from your seat today to promote diversity of thought at work Sangeeta's take on why leaders need to be willing to break the rules How Sangeeta's leadership has evolved through the volatility of the last 2 years Why leaders of the future need as much EQ as IQ and how women lead in crises Resources from this episode: Read along with this Workplace Forward Podcast episode's text transcript Connect with D Sangeeta and follow Gotara on LinkedIn Follow Gotara on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook Learn more about Gotara at https://www.gotara.com/ Request a demo of Gotara's Ally or North Star Program Explore the research around women leaders in a crisis I would love to hear from you! Have an idea for a podcast or a question you want me to address? Interested in additional support, resources and workshops? Here are all the ways you can interact with me!  Tweet me @TeganTrovato Email tegan@brightarrowcoaching.com Follow me on Facebook @BrightArrowCoaching Follow me on Instagram @TeganTrovato Connect with me on LinkedIn: Tegan Trovato Download free tools and sign up for my newsletter, coaching and workshops at  https://www.brightarrowcoaching.com/ 

Tune in as Christina Heller, CEO of Metastage share her insights on her the evolution of volumetric capture and where we are today. Metastage specializes in volumetric capture studio that creates high-fidelity 3D captures which can be integrated into holograms for AR, VR, and other interactive multimedia applications. Since its founding in 2018, Metastage has completed over 150 productions with major brands and award winning projects, including two Emmy nominations. Metastage is the first North American partner for the Microsoft Mixed Reality Capture technology. Prior to leading Metastage, Christina was the CEO of VR Playhouse, an immersive content company with immersive projects featured at SXSW, Sundance, and Festival de Cannes. She is a recipient of the Advanced Imaging Society's Distinguished Leadership in Technology Award and was named in the Huffington Post as one of 5 women changing the virtual reality scene. She is currently on the board of advisors for the Real Time Conference, University of Rochester, and the Television Academy's interactive Peer Group. Her writing and research on volumetric video has been published in the textbook, Handbook of Research on the Global Impacts and Roles of Immersive Media (2019), and What is Augmented Reality? Everything You Wanted to Know Featuring Exclusive Interviews with Leaders of the AR Industry (2019).

Description:19 Keys presents High Level Conversations to bring you into the high frequency of talk to elevate your mindset and value. S1E15 Ft. IDDRIS SANDU Featured Guest Bio:Creative architect, visionary technologist, and entrepreneur Iddris Sandu has revolutionized the intersection of entertainment, technology, and humanity. Hailed as a ”tech wunderkind” by The New York Times, Sandu taught himself programming at the local library in South Central LA, and his career started with an internship at Google at age 13. In addition to consulting for some of the biggest tech companies in the world (Google, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter), Sandu is the Founder and Creative Director of impact-driven blockchain-based tech incubator spatial LABS (sLabs), and collaborated with the late Nipsey Hustle to conceive the world's first smart retail experience, The Marathon Store. He is a highly sought-after speaker, giving impactful keynotes at Google, the Tesla Foundation, ComplexCon, TED, and more, offering insights about the future of technology, virtual realities, and the Metaverse, the dynamic benefits of diversity in the tech industry, and cultivating a solution-based mindset as an individual and an organization.Sandu has been featured in Entrepreneur, which called him “one of the most gifted futurists of our time,” The New York Times, Forbes, Essence, CNBC, Dazed, and many others. He has been honored with a commendation certificate from President Obama and was recognized with the Culture Creators Innovation in Technology Award, for which he gave an exhilarating acceptance speech. As a multi-hyphenate, Sandu defies tech mogul stereotypes, focusing on the democratization of technology in Africa and the U.S., bridging the divide between the tech industry and marginalized communities and empowering consumers to become creators. His global influence as an innovator and thought leader is significant, and audiences are ignited by his vision for a diverse and sustainable future.This Episode:The first ever live episode of HLC goes heavy on all things pertaining to the future. Tap in to HLC live from Investfest Featured Guest Contact:Website https://www.instagram.com/iddrissandu/?hl=en Instagram https://thewearableinternet.com/ 19 KEYS:Top thought leader of the culture and leader in the health , financial Liberation , blockchain , crypto , NFT , High level mindset etc. An Oakland,ca  truth speaker.. LinkTreehttps://linktr.ee/19_keys Crownz 19 Linkhttps://crownz19.com/ GoldeWater Linkhttps://goldewater.com/  Book link https://crownz19.com/products/paradigm-keys-solution-based-mind-reprogramming-e-book?variant=17962889904179 Course link https://thewealthstandard.podia.com/infinite-wealth-strategies-course?coupon=333 **************Special EYL Viewer Promotion********** Text “HLC“ to 3235776692 Tap in on all platforms: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/19keys Twitter: https://twitter.com/Instagram: www.instagram.com/19_keys/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@19keys? Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/19keys/messageSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/19keys/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Andrew Scarborough is a proactive cancer patient and public health advocate, scrutinising the latest research in order to devise his own optimal metabolic approach in an attempt to manage his disease. He is also an inquisitive researcher, using critical analysis and independent thought to support his university studies. Prior to his diagnosis of a highly vascular Anaplastic Astrocytoma brain tumour, he studied for a masters in Nutritional Therapy and worked as a personal trainer. He is currently studying Human Biology and Medical Science at the University of Westminster, where he is heavily involved with brain tumour research. He mixes practical experience of metabolic therapies with a detailed understanding of its potential for cancer management and seizure control at the cellular level.  Isabella D Cooper majored with honours in biochemistry with medical physiology, molecular genetics, advanced cell biology, advanced cancer biology, physiological networks (neurology, endocrinology and immunology), proteins and enzyme biochemistry, bioinformatics in influenza, and metabolic biochemistry. She has won multiple awards in multiple consecutive years, those include the Faculty of Science and Technology Awards, Individual Teaching Award and Group Teaching Award for Medical Physiology, Dean's List Awards and Biochemical Society Award. In addition, Isabella is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Affiliate of the Endocrine Society, Affiliate of the Physiological Society and Associate Member of the Royal Society of Biology. Isabella's PhD research is in hyperinsulinemia and ketogenic sciences. Her work involves human intervention trials and ex vivo work, with samples from research participants. Furthermore, Isabella has developed co-culture ex vivo and in vitro hybridisation cell stimulation experiments, to gain further insight into cellular mechanisms of action.  Isabella is the lead author of the recently published paper in the BMJ Open Heart: Relationships between hyperinsulinemia, magnesium, vitamin D, thrombosis and COVID-19: rationale for clinical management. https://openheart.bmj.com/content/7/2/e001356 See https://beatbraincancer.co.uk/ for more information. Timestamps: 00:00 Nutritional ketosis, research 07:51 Hyperinsulinemia and cancer 12:51 Phenotypes 17:59 Long-term ketosis, intervention study 27:08 Oral glucose tolerance test 32:05 Is protein bad for us? 42:26 Metabolic damage from processed foods 52:13 Meat vs cancer See open positions at Revero: https://jobs.lever.co/Revero/ Join Carnivore Diet for a free 30 day trial: https://carnivore.diet/join/ Book a Carnivore Coach: https://carnivore.diet/book-a-coach/ Carnivore Shirts: https://merch.carnivore.diet Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://carnivore.diet/subscribe/ . ‪#revero #shawnbaker #Carnivorediet #MeatHeals #HealthCreation   #humanfood #AnimalBased #ZeroCarb #DietCoach  #FatAdapted #Carnivore #sugarfree  ‪

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Joshua Rene: CEO + Design StrategyOver 20+ years of leadership roles in Human Services taught Joshua that serving people begins with serving how they think. After building an extensive background in service, product, and behavioral design, he maxed out; he found himself no longer fitting into the traditional and typical landscapes of business (in a good way!) So, he created a proprietary design and strategy consultancy, The Spill Teem!Joshua has received the Program Leadership in Sales, Marketing and Technology Award, a Mastery Certification in Leadership Development, and is widely considered a thought leader in change and business innovation.Support the show

This episode is part 2 of a 2-part conversation with Di Patterson. The previous conversation addressed the importance of being relationally rich.In this emotional episode, Di shares how common it is to live your life in fear of getting old. So many people are living in silent desperation, wondering what the future will hold for them.But Di provides a simple, yet powerful, exercise that will help you regain your command of aging and live well.Di Patterson, MSG, CPG is a Credentialed Professional Media Gerontologist, and founder at Success in Aging Center®, Inc. and Season of Life® Conference, Inc. Since 1979, Di co-produced several music albums and co-owns Matters of the Heart Music. Since 2008, Di has won 10 National Mature Media Awards and New Product and Technology Awards at dipatterson.com, successinagingcenters.com and her app: Season of Life® Conferences.In 2012, Di won Senior Care Hero Awards Advocate, Gerontologist and Educator of the Year. In 2015, Di was a guest Gerontologist on NBC's The TODAY Show, speaking about Senior day programs and caregiving for older adults. Di worked as an Aging consultant on several movies; most notably for Jerry Lewis on his last movie, Max Rose, released in 2016. Di is a guest judge for seniorawards.com.In 2017, Di hosted her first Season of Life® Conference at Biola University, bringing Pat and Debby Boone onstage to sing and tell their vibrant Aging stories. Di uses media arts to promote her Success in Aging® brands at Success in Aging Center® Inc., Success in Aging TV® and Season of Life® Conference, Inc., a CA Aging Education 501c3 where she is Creative Director of Videos and Essentials Boxes.Di currently proudly serves as a Board member of Meals on Wheels, Orange County, sits on the Board of the Biola University Alumni Leadership Council, and is an ambassador for Alzheimers, Orange County.Di is a member of GSA: Gerontological Society of America, NAPG: National Association for Professional Gerontologists, ASA: American Society on Aging, and CCGG: California Council on Gerontology and Geriatrics.Di's book LIFE, CAMERA, ACTION! is available on Kindle at Amazon.com.Di can be reached at www.dipatterson.comTo learn more, visit:www.servingstrong.comListen to more episodes on Mission Matters:www.missionmatters.com/author/scott-couchenour

In this part 1 of a 2-part conversation with Di Patterson. Host Scott says “You will love Di (America's Gerontologist)” as she shares her views on the importance of relationships as we age. Many people who have experienced 40 know that 40 is a pivotal age. Things seem to begin to “go south”, although these changes began much earlier. Men begin a strength decline at age 18, and women's need for bone calcium begins at age 10. And everyone's kidneys performed at their peak at age 5. Humbling, isn't it? It is within this context we discuss the importance of relationships. Listen as Di teaches how LOVE is the key to aging well.Di Patterson, MSG, CPG is a Credentialed Professional Media Gerontologist, and founder at Success in Aging Center®, Inc. and Season of Life® Conference, Inc. Since 1979, Di co-produced several music albums and co-owns Matters of the Heart Music. Since 2008, Di has won 10 National Mature Media Awards and New Product and Technology Awards at dipatterson.com, successinagingcenters.com and her app: Season of Life® Conferences.In 2012, Di won Senior Care Hero Awards Advocate, Gerontologist and Educator of the Year. In 2015, Di was a guest Gerontologist on NBC's The TODAY Show, speaking about Senior day programs and caregiving for older adults. Di worked as an Aging consultant on several movies; most notably for Jerry Lewis on his last movie, Max Rose, released in 2016. Di is a guest judge for seniorawards.com.In 2017, Di hosted her first Season of Life® Conference at Biola University, bringing Pat and Debby Boone onstage to sing and tell their vibrant Aging stories. Di uses media arts to promote her Success in Aging® brands at Success in Aging Center® Inc., Success in Aging TV® and Season of Life® Conference, Inc., a CA Aging Education 501c3 where she is Creative Director of Videos and Essentials Boxes.Di currently proudly serves as a Board member of Meals on Wheels, Orange County, sits on the Board of the Biola University Alumni Leadership Council, and is an ambassador for Alzheimers, Orange County. Di is a member of GSA: Gerontological Society of America, NAPG: National Association for Professional Gerontologists, ASA: American Society on Aging, and CCGG: California Council on Gerontology and Geriatrics.Di's book LIFE, CAMERA, ACTION! is available on Kindle at Amazon.com.Di can be reached at www.dipatterson.comTo learn more, visit: www.servingstrong.comListen to more episodes on Mission Matters:www.missionmatters.com/author/scott-couchenour

Welcome to "Ask the Tech Coach," a podcast for Instructional Coaches and Technology Integration Specialists. In this episode of “https://www.teachercast.net/episodes/ask-the-tech-coach/ (Ask the Tech Coach),” Jeff and Susan welcome Leah Obach and Devon Caldwell to discuss how we can create strong connections with our colleagues and the importance of keeping these connections for successful teaching and learning. If you would like to be a part of future podcasts and share your thoughts, https://www.teachercast.net/podcastguestform (please contact the podcast).  We would love to have you join the show. Join the TeacherCast Tech Coaches Network! Are you a Tech Coach or looking to become one this year? Are you searching for support in your position? The https://www.teachercast.net/TCNForm (TeacherCast Tech Coaches Network), is a brand-new Professional Learning Network designed specifically for Tech Coaches and designed to provide weekly support for all Instructional Coaches. https://www.teachercast.net/TCNForm (Click Here to Join!) Weekly Topic Cultivating Connection: building strong connections to foster teaching and learning Connections with students Connections with fellow teachers workshops, presentations and conferences Learning retreat events Online events such as our Back to School Boost Podcasting We started Teacher Success Squad for teachers in their first 5 years Social media and online connections Connections beyond the classroom Guest experts Partner classroom collaboration Connection to self Learning to incorporate teacher wellness so we can show up at our best Creating in the Classroom: leveraging technology for students to become the designers and creators Harnessing the power of technology for students to create products, rather than just consume Ex: digital design of books, digital posters and more Learning to code About our Guests Leah Obach Leah Obach is an educator from rural Manitoba. She has taught early years, middle years and high school, and acted as a technology coach for her school division.  She has a Master's Degree in Educational Technology and Design.  Leah is passionate about improving education through strong classroom practice, ongoing professional growth and collaboration with fellow educators. She strives to engage students in meaningful learning experiences, while fostering the development of timeless skills. Leah has been recognized for her commitment to best practices in teaching. She has represented Canada as a Microsoft Innovative Expert Educator for many years.  Leah is the recipient of the 2016 ManACE Educator of the Year Award, the 2012 CDW Canada Teaching with Technology Award and the 2012 Microsoft Partners in Learning Global Forum first runner up award in Extended Learning Beyond the Classroom. Connect with Leah on Instagram and Facebook @kgeducation.ca or find her on Twitter https://twitter.com/LeahO77 (@LeahO77) Devon Caldwell Devon Caldwell is a K-8 resource teacher, university instructor, and yoga teacher in Manitoba, Canada. She is also a PhD Candidate in Curriculum and Instruction (Early Childhood Education) at the University of Victoria. Her research interests focus on how and why primary teachers integrate technology. Devon is passionate about infusing technology to foster collaboration, inclusion, and innovation among students, teachers, and their local and global communities. Honours include receiving the Canadian Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence, Early Years Teaching Excellence Award from her school division, 2012 Microsoft Partners in Learning Global Forum first runner up award in Extended Learning Beyond the Classroom, and ManACE Educator of the Year Award. Devon is an enthusiastic contributor to online professional learning communities and loves mentoring educators and pre-service...

Conoce a Claritza Abreu, una dominicana apasionada y actual arquitecta de Tecnologías de Nubes en una de las empresas que ha transformado el mundo, Google. Claritza es además fundador y CEO de LatInc Corporation, primera y única plataforma de redes sociales disponible en el mercado para que los latinos y las comunidades se conecten y avancen en sus carreras profesionales. Descubrirás una historia inspiradora de una mujer empoderada de la diáspora en el sector de tecnología, líder comunitaria y mentora que ha logrado recibir múltiples reconocimientos, destacándose en Estados Unidos y mostrando en cada paso de su carrera su orgullo de ser dominicana.

So if you're interested in learning more about what global health means, the role pharmacists can play, or what a day in the life looks like, this episode is for you.Jeanine Abrons, PharmD, MS is a Clinical Associate Professor and Director of Student Pharmacist International Activities at the University of Iowa, College of Pharmacy. Abrons' work with global underserved care extends to multiple countries, however, her primary work centers around partnerships in Dominica, collaborating with a local eco-based, social entrepreneur, the Ministry of Health, and a private pharmacy.  She also helps students of multiple disciplines to engage in global work through her role as a Fulbright Program Advisor at the University of Iowa. In Iowa, she is actively involved in health promotion/health prevention, addressing health disparities, and vaccine access through as Co-Director of Mobile Clinics, which now serves 15 underserved care sites. She is passionate about individualization while coordinating engagement and leadership, global health, and travel medicine courses. Abrons honors at the University of Iowa include recognition in 2016 with the Academic Teaching Advisory Council's Innovations in Teaching with Technology Award and the College of Pharmacy's 2018 Teacher of the Year Award. Her honors in pharmacy recently include the AACP Global Health Pharmacist of the Year and the APhA Pinnacle Award, recognizing her contributions to global health and underserved care. Additionally, she is the recent runner-up for the Pharmacists' Moms Group Women Pharmacist of the Year for Community Pharmacy.

Are you looking ways to improve your digital presence? Do you struggle with the fear of speaking live on camera or social media? The digital age we live in combined with the pressures of the pandemic has required professional & entrepreneurial women to become more visible in digital spaces. But so many women struggle with showing up and feeling intimidated. Kurtina is here to help you squash those fears and to confidently create "your stage" in the digital universe. Kurtina Pollen is an Image Transformation Strategist with 20+ years in corporate leadership--specifically communications and information technology. In this interview, not only do we get to learn how she developed her expertise (which wasn't always easy) but she also shares her insights on how you can strategically use your image and presence to elevate your personal brand. Image is SO much more than what you wear! In this interview, Kurtina shares her presentation secrets, her own experiences and teaches how you can show up successfully as your "whole self". This is one interview you don't want to miss! About Kurtina: Kurtina Pollen has over 20 years of corporate leadership experience in communications and information technology. She is responsible for managing engagement strategies and ensuring effective communication with customers. Kurtina led the team that designed, constructed, and launched a corporate multi-media studio and anchored a weekly newscast. As the past Chair of a Diversity and Inclusion council, Pollen was influential in the forward movement of an inclusive and successful workplace by guiding the council through strategic planning and goal alignment. Using her experience in business and training at the Fashion Institute of Technology - New York and the Image Resource Center of New York, Pollen launched Elevated Me, LLC, where she is the President. Elevated Me's mission is to empower women to be confident, elevate, and succeed. Kurtina uses her experience as an Image Transformation Strategist to help ambitious women enhance and elevate their image, digital presence, and technical knowledge to increase their professional influence and impact. She is the trusted advisor to small businesses, non-profits, and C-suite executives. After earning a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Computer Information Systems from Savannah State University, Kurtina completed a Master of Science degree in Technical Management from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. She is also a Certified Project Manager. Pollen is a past recipient of the Rising Star in Technology Award by Women of Color magazine and is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Savannah Alumnae Chapter.

The TJS Radio Restaurant Series, Part I - The Lark I think that it has been well established at this point that I'm a big fan of the fall season. For all of the right reasons: Friday night football games under a blanket in the bleachers, under the bright lights, in the chilled fall air, sounds of laughter, cheers, happiness. For when the sun is further from home and the shadows are long, and the light is weak during the vibrant early morning and sunset evening walks For the trees changing their leaves. For the harvest. Wine country and Wine Harvest festivals. Coffee, fires, good conversation with friends around the table in my favorite neighborhood joint. For the holidays, the excitement is in the air. Friends and family and the hope for a prosperous new year for all of us. And I'm excited for this: This is the Fall Restaurant Series. Like nearly every business, the past few years have been really, really hard on our friends in the restaurant business. But that's not what this special restaurant series is about…This series is cheering on and supporting those who have survived the years by highlighting their accomplishments and reminding all of us about what makes each restaurant special. It reminds all of us, including the restaurateurs, sometimes why our neighborhood restaurants and staff are so important to our social wellbeing. They continue to be a part of our lives. Restaurants will forever remain our happy gathering place for life's most important celebrations, or simply just to connect with friends at the end of a long week. This year we kick off the fall restaurant series with our friends from Acme Hospitality. They live for their restaurants and their guests, and they follow my favorite personal rule: Get better every day. I'm going to let them tell you why they love their restaurants. If you haven't been, go. If you've been, you will fall in love with your Acme Hospitality restaurants all over again. If you love restaurants and are curious about what happens behind the curtain, then sit back and just enjoy. And then go. - - - - First, I sit down with SHERRY VILLANUEVA Sherry is a longtime resident of Santa Barbara. She is the founder and Managing Partner of Acme Hospitality, she owns and operates eight successful restaurants in Santa Barbara including The Lark, Lucky Penny, Pearl Social, Helena Avenue Bakery, Santa Barbara Wine Collective, Loquita, Tyger Tyger, and La Paloma Café. In 2019, Sherry launched Acme Lodging, a hotel development, and management company with two historic boutique properties in California Gold Country. Both National and California Historic Landmarks, The National Exchange Hotel in Nevada City, and the Holbrooke Hotel in Grass Valley recently coming up in future episodes. Sherry's commitment to the local Santa Barbara community is reflected in the numerous volunteer positions and board roles she has held that include Direct Relief, Storyteller Children's Center, Santa Barbara FoodBank, Santa Barbara Middle School, and Santa Barbara High School Education Foundation.  Sherry lives between Los Olivos and downtown Santa Barbara with Jim, her husband of 33 years. They are the proud parents of two adult daughters, Annie and Katy. Sherry has received numerous awards and recognition for her contributions to the Santa Barbara business community including: “2021 Executive of the Year” from the South Coast Business & Technology Awards “2020 Honoree and Keynote Speaker for Top Women in Business” by the Pacific Coast Business Times “2019 (Acme Hospitality) Large Business of the Year” from the Santa Barbara Regional Chamber of Commerce “2018 (The Lark) Small Business of the Year” from the Santa Barbara Regional Chamber of Commerce Yeah, she's cool. http://www.acmehospitality.com www.thelarksb.com

In this episode, Managing Partner of XPAN Law Partners, Rebecca Rakoski, and Senior Account Manager at Contango IT, Schellie Percudani, talk about cybersecurity, especially for small businesses. Today, Rebecca and Schellie talk about business privacy and security practices, cost-effective steps that you can take to protect your business, and the importance of cybersecurity insurance. Why do small businesses have to worry about cybersecurity? Hear about ransomware attacks and how to react to them, data privacy laws and how they impact your business, and the value of hiring lawyers, all on today's episode of The Healthy, Wealthy & Smart Podcast.   Key Takeaways “What we all have in common between the small businesses and the large businesses is we're all human.” “You're only as good as your last backup.” “You can't have privacy without security.” “You definitely don't want to be fudging any kind of information. You definitely want transparency.” There are four basic things that you can do as a business owner: enable multi-factor authentication, provide security awareness training, monitor and patch your systems, and enable software and hardware encryption. “Encryption is your Get Out Of Jail Free card in most jurisdictions.” “60% of small businesses will go out of business within 6 months of a data breach without liability insurance.” “The first thing that businesses need to do is take a proactive posture.” “If you look at data breaches, if it's not caused by an employee in the company, it's caused by an employee at one of their vendors.” “Make sure you put yourself in a legally defensible position.”   More About Schellie Percudani Schellie is a Senior Account Manager at Contango IT located in Midtown, Manhattan. With 75 people, Contango IT services their clients through 4 key areas of technology. IT Service/Support - We offer unlimited onsite and remote support for all covered users and devices with up to 60-90 second response time. In that same fixed monthly price, we also include asset management, budgeting breakdowns, disaster recovery planning, compliance requirement review and planning, technology road mapping, and a lot more. IT Infrastructure / Cabling - Moving offices? Contango IT handles the technology side of the move through Cabling and IT setup. Cybersecurity - 45 people strictly in Cybersecurity keeps Contango IT on top of the biggest buzz In technology. Risk? Compliance? Reach out, looking to help in any way possible. Even if it is just second opinion or advice. Custom Programming - Front-end or Back-end development, Android, iOS, Web-based and much more. Winners of the Microsoft Best Use of Technology Award and the NYU Stern New Venture Competition Any technology questions, reach out! With hundreds of clients over 4 services, Contango IT has seen it before.   More About Rebecca Rakoski Rebecca L. Rakoski is the managing partner at XPAN Law Partners. Rebecca counsels and defends public and private corporations, and their boards, during data breaches and responds to state/federal regulatory compliance and enforcement actions. As an experienced litigator, Rebecca has handled hundreds of matters in state and federal courts. Rebecca skilfully manages the intersection of state, federal, and international regulations that affect the transfer, storage, and collection of data to aggressively mitigate her client's litigation risks. Rebecca is on the Board of Governors for Temple University Health Systems, and an adjunct professor at Drexel University's Thomas R. Kline School of Law and Rowan University.   Suggested Keywords Healthy, Wealthy, Smart, Cybersecurity, Small Business, Privacy, Security, IT, Insurance, Legal, Hacking, Ransomware, Malware, Data, Technology, Data Breaches, Encryption   To learn more, follow Schellie and Rebecca at: Website:          https://www.contangoit.com                         https://xpanlawpartners.com Twitter:            @XPANLawPartners                         @RRakoskiesq Instagram:       @schellie00 LinkedIn:         Schellie Percudani                         Rebecca Rakoski, Esq.   Subscribe to Healthy, Wealthy & Smart: Website:                      https://podcast.healthywealthysmart.com Apple Podcasts:          https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/healthy-wealthy-smart/id532717264 Spotify:                        https://open.spotify.com/show/6ELmKwE4mSZXBB8TiQvp73 SoundCloud:               https://soundcloud.com/healthywealthysmart Stitcher:                       https://www.stitcher.com/show/healthy-wealthy-smart iHeart Radio:               https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-healthy-wealthy-smart-27628927   Read the Full Transcript Here:  00:02 Hello, Rebecca and Shelly, welcome to the podcast. I'm very excited to have you on to talk all about cybersecurity. So welcome, welcome.   00:13 Thank you for having us.   00:14 Yes, thank you. And   00:16 so this cybersecurity this for me as a small business owner, is brand new to me. Although it probably shouldn't be, but it is, but that's why we're talking about it today. But before we get into it, can you guys give a little bit more detail about yourself and what you do so if the listeners understand why I'm talking to you guys today?   00:41 So I, Rebecca McCroskey, I'm a co founder and managing partner of x Pam law partners, we're a boutique cybersecurity and domestic and international data privacy law firm, which is a really fancy way of saying we help organizations with their cybersecurity, and data privacy needs, right? I have been a practicing attorney for almost four years. I hate to admit that sometimes I'm like, I'm dating myself. But what's great is we really help businesses, small startups, all the way that big multinational corporations because right now businesses are it's, it's really a brave new world that we're facing today. And businesses are getting attacked literally from all different sides. And so we started x pant to really help businesses understand what their legal obligations are, and what their legal liabilities are. And I tell my clients, my job is to avoid those problems for you, or do my best or put you in the best position to address them if and when it becomes an issue. So that's   01:48 what I do in a nutshell. Great, thanks, Shelly. How about you?   01:53 Yes, my name is Shelly perky. Donnie, I am an account manager with contango it and we help businesses and our end organizations if I could speak, we help them manage their day to day it to help build a strong security posture. We also help them with cybersecurity, we have 45 people strictly in cybersecurity, we have 25 penetration testers, eight ethical hackers. So we have a strong, you know, posture to help businesses build a posture so that they at the end, I wouldn't say that they're not going to be attacked, but they are prepared for anything that could happen. And so we help them with that. Got it.   02:43 Well, thank you both for being here to talk about this, because we are seeing more and more things in the news lately about ransomware and cyber attacks. And so oftentimes, we think of that as only happening to the big businesses, right? So why should small businesses, which a lot of listeners that listen to this podcast, are entrepreneurs or small business owners? Why should we have to worry about this?   03:10 So, you know, from a legal perspective, obviously, anybody who's ever come into contact with the legal system knows, it's not just for large businesses. So from a legal perspective, you're going to be subjected to liability from your people who whose information you're collecting, call them data subjects, you can, you're going to have contractual obligations with your vendors and third parties that you use and share data with. So put that and then just put that aside for a moment, then you also have small businesses have a reputation. And in the small business community, I am myself a small business, I'm a small law firm, Chief law firm. And you know, your reputation is everything. And so part of your reputation nowadays is how you're handling security and privacy. What are you doing the data. And so it's really important for small businesses to realize it's not just the big guys, we hear about them in the news, the colonial pipelines and the JPS foods and the Equifax is of the world. What you don't know is that every single day law firms like mine are getting a call from small businesses going help. We just clicked on a bad link, we just got ransomware, what do we do? And that happens all the time. It really you hear about the big guys, but it's the little guys that are really, you know, bearing the brunt of it, I think.   04:32 Now, I would agree. And what we all have in common between the small businesses and the large businesses is we're all human. And like Rebecca said, it's human error. Somebody clicked on an email, and they didn't know you know, they weren't trained. Hey, this is a spoofing and phishing email. This is what they look like, this is what you need to look for. And so that's where we come in, and it's we're all human and we all make mistakes. It's just no Like, you know, you this is what to look out for.   05:04 Got it. And so what are some of the issues facing businesses today, when it comes to cybersecurity?   05:12 What ransomware is obviously one of the biggest issues, right. And for your listeners who don't know what ransomware is, it is, what happens is somebody clicks on a bad link, download the bad, you know, attachment to a file, and the ransomware is downloaded to the system. Depending on how sophisticated the hackers are, they can either deploy it immediately, which means your system starts to, they start to encrypt your files, or it can be that they sit in there and wait for Oh, I don't know, the most inopportune moment that your business has. And then they deploy the ransomware. I've had clients where they deploy ransomware, or they first delete backups before they deploy the ransomware to really add insult to injury there. So but so that's one of the big things and then the your entire system gets encrypted and you can't unencrypted it without the encryption key which you then have to pay for the ransom part of it. And, you know, we hear about the big ransoms, again, the 4.4 million from colonial the 11 million from JBS. But you know, I was speaking with a colleague the other day, and a law firm got ransomware for $50,000. Now, that's a lot to a small business, it's a lot to any business, but they try to make it it's almost like it's commercials with what they think that they can afford and pay and so that they'll pay because they want you to pay the ransom. So that's I think, I think that's probably the   06:35 number one I would say so too. And then you now you're on their list, because you've paid your   06:41 SIR now. Wow, they paid   06:44 from now you're on a list of this hacker of like, Well, you know, was easy to get in before. Yeah. So let's see how we can get in again.   06:55 Right? Oh, my goodness. Hang in and you know Rebecca's right.   06:59 And that's where you know, also patching and monitoring your systems having a good strong it. posture is important. Because they see that stuff, they see little inklings of, Oh, well, something's going on here. somebody's trying to get in, you know, so they can see that. And you know, you're only as good as your last backup, and where is your backup being stored? And you know, is that in a secure location? Because if not, guess what? It doesn't matter. Because your information is gone.   07:33 Oh, my gosh, yeah, that makes so much more sense. Now, even just explaining what ransomware is. I didn't realize so they hold the encryption key ransom. And that's what you're paying for.   07:46 Correct you in order to get your data back, you have to pay to get the encryption key. And people think Well, okay, so I'll pay the ransom. And I'll get the encryption. I'll get the encryption key. And it's like, like magic? Yeah. You do, to some extent, although there used to be honor amongst thieves. It's not always the case anymore. No. But the other thing is to keep in mind encryption is not perfect. So you're not going to get it back exactly the way it was before. And a lot of laws have been changed now. So the fact that you were ransomware, it is in and of itself, a reportable event for a data breach. So that's another aspect to it. I mean, we're talking more about the technical aspects with the ransomware. But this is the other part where you know, I always say like, ransomware is like three explosions. The first one, oh, my God, my computer has exploded, but yeah, my computer's, what do I do? And then the second one, which is how are we going to, you know, get back up and running. And then the third is really the legal liability that flows from it and holding it together.   08:55 Also to I mean, Rebecca, are you finding that now, too, they're not only holding it, they're selling the data? Yeah. So they're still older data copied it, they're giving you back access to it, but now they're gonna sell it?   09:12 Yes. So what it comes down to is yes,   09:15 there's a lot to do. At that point to now you've got to tell your clients, hey, I've been   09:23 hacked. And that's where that whole reputation part comes in, you know, where you're, you know, these are people who are interesting information to you data. You know, I mean, as a law firm, we obviously hold our clients data. But you know, if you're a business, you could be holding personal information of your clients and business partners. You could be holding sensitive data on your employees or social security, financial information, information about their beneficiaries, which could be kids and things like that. So it really is a problem that just expands exponentially. It's a rabbit Well, I guess you're falling down that rabbit hole for a while.   10:04 You're like Alice in Wonderland.   10:07 Right? Oh, my gosh. Well, now you mentioned Rebecca about laws? And does that? Could you talk a little bit more about like certain data privacy laws and how that works? And if you're a small business, what does that mean?   10:24 Sure, so different. So there are two sets of laws that you need to really be businesses need to be concerned about, right. So one of them are your your data breach notification laws, which won't really be triggered unless and until there is a data breach, there are 50 states, there are 50 different laws, it's super fun for businesses who have to deal with us, then you have data privacy laws, and because nobody can seem to get their act together to come up with a federal law, we are stuck with, again, a patchwork of laws. So different states have passed different laws. And that is in and around a data subjects rights, about the data that's being collected about from them. So for example, California has a law, Virginia passed the law, Colorado passed a law recently, I know there's a proposed one in New Jersey in New York, Pennsylvania, Texas. So you name the state, and it's probably considering Washington State has tried to have made several passes into data privacy law. And what's interesting about this privacy laws is it they're usually, there's usually a threshold, sometimes small businesses will meet that threshold, but you need to understand that and it's all about the data that you're collecting. So the data you're collecting is going to trigger or not trigger requirements under some of these laws. That same data is the attractive nuisance, if you will, to the hacker they want to, they want to so you know, I always say you can't have privacy without security. So they really do go hand in glove.   12:00 What would be like an app if you know this at the top of your head, but an example of data privacy law from one of those states that has them on the books like what would be an example.   12:13 So California has the California consumer Privacy Act, the ccpa, which was amended in November, when the good citizens of California had a ballot initiative to pass the California Privacy Rights Act or the cpra. And those types of so in and around that you have different rights, the right to deletion, the right to correction, or right to a ratio of three, you know, the right to be forgotten is what's commonly known as, or just some of the rights that you're entitled to. And so businesses that fall under the within the purview of the ccpa, which is in effect right now, the cpra, which will go into effect in 2023. And so if you are a data subject, and the business is is under those laws, you can, you know, say to the pay, I want to know what you're doing with my data, hey, I need you to correct or delete my data. And the business has a set statutory period of time to respond to that data subject Access Request. It's about transparency. So anybody who saw all those updated privacy policies online, that's all driven by privacy laws, there's one in Europe called the GDPR, the general data protection regulation. And it really is in and around transparency, and data collection, storage and sharing practices. So that's, I could go much deeper, but I don't want to put anyone to sleep as I talk about loss.   13:42 I think I think that's really helpful just so that people get an idea of like, well, I don't even know what that is, you know, and if you're a small business owner, you've got a million other things on your plate, because you probably don't have a dedicated IT department, you don't have a dedicated cybersecurity department, oftentimes, you're a solopreneur. Or maybe you have less than 10 employees, you know, so all of a sudden, all of this stuff has to come on to somebody. So I think just getting an awareness out there that it exists, is really important so that you can maybe look it up in your own individual state.   14:20 Yeah, and one thing I would say and I know that this is a problem amongst entrepreneurs and startup is within the startup community is that they think well, we can do this ourselves. We can like cut and paste the privacy policy online and somebody Shelley's laughing at me over here. But you know, the purpose of these laws is to provide information about what that business is doing with data. So if you're borrowing it from somebody else, you could be in trouble twice because you're now you're not accurately reflecting what your laws are, what you're doing with the data. And you've basically taken this information and maybe obligating yourself under other laws of regular So for people who are listening, I know nobody likes talking to lawyers. I swear we're not that bad. But hiring a dedicated privacy or security attorney who understands this is really important because you told what to, you know, have an Ono moment on top of it. Oh, no moment when you're you know,   15:19 exactly. You definitely were Rebecca Sade is absolutely correct. There are people that do that they try to manipulate it and do it themselves. What they don't realize is once you're hacked, it's not just, Oh, no, they've got my information. Now I have to pay this ransomware. But guess what, oh, if you weren't following those privacy acts, you're also gonna get fined on that data, too. So you definitely don't want to be fudging any kind of information. You definitely want transparency.   15:47 Yeah. So hire lawyer. I'm a big fan of lawyers. I hire lawyers for for everything, because I don't I'm not a lawyer. I don't know how to do any of it. And I want to make sure that I am protected. So I 100% get it. Now, what? So we're talking about the pitfalls of what could happen if you have a breach, or issues facing businesses. So what can businesses do to help with cyber security? What are some things we can have in place to give us some protection and peace of mind?   16:20 Well, I would like to answer that this is Shelley, I'm someone who's there for simple and very effective basics that you could do as a business owner. And they're very cost effective. In fact, you know, you already have some of them in hand, as far as like Microsoft Office 365, all you have to do is enable your multiple factor authentication, that's a huge one, it's like leaving your light on in your house, if you're going out to dinner, they're gonna move on to the next house, because you have that layer of protection. And then, you know, security awareness training, educating your employees, educating yourself a lot of spoofing and phishing email looks like, that's huge that you know, it, it makes them aware. And that also, you know, it shows your employees that you're protecting them, you're protecting your clients, you know, it shows stability. And then also, you know, monitoring and patching your systems, you know, making sure that someone has an eye on what's going on. I'm looking for those little ticks that someone may be trying to get into your system, because a lot of people that you can have websites, you can tell by is your website going slower, that's usually a sign that someone might be trying to hack into your system. You know, so it's little things like that. And then also, you know, software and hardware encryption, that's a huge one. A lot of people, I know we have all our devices, it's our fingerprint or face that opens it. But if your hardware is not encrypted, they could just steal your laptop, pull out the hard drive, plug it in somewhere else, and guess what the data is theirs. And it's just the simple things that can help a business.   18:10 Yeah, so So to recap, the multiple factor identification that I get, and I do security awareness training, what what are these emails look like? What not to click on? monitoring and patching systems? So when you say patching systems, what exactly does that mean?   18:27 Well, that's where someone is patching in and they're, you know, they're making sure that your system is secure. And it's going somewhere in that secure like firewall, everything like that. So that is exactly   18:39 the basic there. There are systems like so for example, the Equifax data breach was a vulnerability in an Apache struts operating system. And when they found this vulnerability, it was it was a problem. People write code, people make mistakes, you need to fix it. Once they discovered the problem. They went, they were like, Oh, you need to apply this patch. It basically fixes the code. Well, if you don't apply the patch, if you don't have somebody who can help you do that you're not you're leaving your back door   19:11 open or even Yeah, or even like software, like it needs to be updated. So they're patching and updating, they're constantly monitoring, updating any software so like have you ever had where your phone doesn't work and because you haven't upgraded your system? Well that's kind of like it is for monitoring and patching. They make sure that everything is up to date everything is to code   19:34 right because if you're not patching and updating like Shelly said, you can actually leave a hole Yeah, and you're not the it's a lot easier for them to get in because you would not that system isn't being supported anymore by the Microsoft's or the Googles because they've moved on. You got to move on with them. Otherwise, you're you're gonna have a problem.   19:52 Got it. Got it. Okay, that makes a lot more sense.   19:55 They could do that themselves. Like oh, I can do this. I can do this. But as they're growing Their business, they don't have time to focus on that. And that's how little cracks happen.   20:04 Got it? Okay, that makes a lot of sense. And number four was making sure that your software and your hardware was encrypted. Right? And does that. I mean, this might be a stupid question. But does it come that way?   20:19 No, that's not a stupid question. I mean, a lot of us think that because, you know, I mean, we're on a computer right now that if I shut it and locked it, I opened it again, I could put my finger on it, it would open it, I wouldn't have to type my password in. But if my hard drive wasn't encrypted, didn't have that same protection on it, where someone could steal it, and then just pull out the hard drive, because these people are very talented, plug in the hard drive. So you need to make sure that your hard drive has that same protection with your fingerprint of code that, you know that if they would have to, they wouldn't plug it in somewhere else, they're gonna have to know that code, because it's not going to work.   21:06 Keep in mind, too, that encryption, like we're always talking about is, in most jurisdictions, if you have an encrypted hard drive, if even if they get it, they can't access it. It's not a data breach. So I like to say encryption is your get out of jail free card in most jurisdictions, okay. There are 50 of them. There's a lot, but in most of them, that's your get out of jail free card. So it's one of the biggest, that multifactor I guess, are probably two of the biggest bang for your buck. There they are. And how do you   21:37 know if your software and hardware is in is encrypted? Again, perhaps another silly question, but I just don't know.   21:43 So first of all, I don't encrypt my own hard drive. I know a lot about technology. But I, you know, I don't go to my dentist for brain surgery. professionals, who are IT professionals, like Shelley's company, and I say, here, encrypt my hard drive, and they take care of it for you. So having it's really important   22:06 night. Yeah, I can. And does that literally mean you hand your computer over to someone and say, encrypt my hard drive? Not necessarily No, no, okay.   22:16 No, no, no, a lot of times what you know, like our text can do, they can come in, they can work in remotely in and you know, just like when they have when we monitor and patch, they do it remotely. You know, if you don't even know what's going on. It's just and it shouldn't, it shouldn't interrupt your day, it should then to wreck your workflow. It should be seamless. And usually, you know, it's something that, you know, our techs are very, you know, highly educated, I love text, I always think, Oh, my gosh, what they do is so cool, because they can just, they can fix everything, and they just go in and they're they're magicians.   22:56 Got it? Got it. Okay, how it should be you.   22:59 I mean, a lot of times, and this is true, too. I think Rebecca, a lot of rules now are making sure that you actually have a credible IT team. Because if you don't, you can now get fined. Or   23:14 Yeah, there are different laws where you can if you're not doing the things you're supposed to be doing, if you're not monitoring if you don't have your asset, you know, management, those kinds of things. I mean, one of the classic examples of that is is HIPAA. Now they don't say you have to have it on teaching but they do say you have to encrypt your heart you know, encryption, or they say you show it or they say you have to monitor monitor your devices and let's face facts, do you want to be I don't want to be monitoring my devices, I want my IT guys or gals to be monitoring my devices, I want to be practicing law. So that's the beauty of it is that it's it's Charlie says it's running seamlessly in the background, and you're doing what you should be doing much with running   23:55 your business. Got it? All right. Now let's move on to so let's say you have all of this in place. You've done your basics for cybersecurity. Do you have to have cyber security insurance? Or can you just say, Well, I did all this. So what do I need the insurance for? No,   24:15 that's like driving around without your seatbelt on. Like, you know, I, I frequently wanted to ram the car in front of me, but I don't I don't do that. So cyber insurance. When I will tell you this as when I started my own law firm. The first thing I bought was malpractice insurance. The second thing I bought was cyber liability, a separate standalone cyber liability policy. They are getting more expensive, but for a small business depending on the data you're collecting, they can be very reasonable. But I sleep at night because I know that if something goes horribly wrong, it's there. All of the things you're doing. me that all The good cyber practices that Shelly and I have been talking about that just means they're going to cover you when the when the stuff hits the fan. Because if you're not doing all of that, you've probably told they've sent you a questionnaire with your cyber liability policy and you filled it out and you're like, Oh, do I have multi factor authentication? Oh sure. I encrypt my hard drive. If you lie to them, they don't cover you. But if you're doing all these good cyber practices, and you have insurance, it's you know that every single one of my clients first thing I ask, Where is your data? What is it doing? Where is your cyber liability policy? Those are the   25:35 those are the big three Yeah. Okay. To help you too, because how are you going to get that money out? Right, how do you get that money back? How do you recoup your business? I mean $50,000 is a lot Oh yeah. And you know, you're a small business and yeah, you you could take a hit you can take a loan but wouldn't it be better if somebody covered it for you it's kind of like you You get a car accident you know, it was like that rental car where your car is getting fixed. You would like to get a new car that new car smell   26:11 Yeah, cyber liability insurance is absolutely critical for small business every this statistic might be a little bit old, but I will pull it out anyway for just as an example 60% of small businesses will go out of business within six months of a data breach without live liability insurance. So that's an I know that statistic has gone up it's a it's a little stale, but I think that's about a year old and every year they put out new stats I just haven't brushed up on my statistics today. But   26:41 well that is true because as many business owners as I talked to in everything, you would not believe how many of them I've had friends that had successful businesses and everything was going great. They got hacked, and they just couldn't recoup the money that they need it breaks my heart because they never thought it would happen to them because they weren't trading money they weren't doing anything like that. It was just common goods like e commerce that they were just like, yeah, and then something happened.   27:09 I mean, I get a call at least once a week from a crime business person literally tears I don't know what am I going to do? I have a little bit of a policy or something. It's like a rider on my my general liability policy, but now it's going out because it runs out like that and so quick, and they're like now what do I do? I don't I don't have an answer for them. They're gonna have to you know, they have to pay for it out of pocket. A lot of them can't It is really heartbreaking.   27:37 Yeah. Oh my goodness. Well, so you know, we talked about some issues facing businesses today. basics for cybersecurity, the need for cybersecurity liability, which I am in the process of getting after speaking with Celli a couple of weeks ago, so I'm there I'm doing it I'm in. You don't have to I You don't have to tell me twice when it comes to important insurances, I will get it. So is there anything else that you guys wanted to let the listeners know when it comes to cybersecurity for their businesses?   28:14 Um, I think the first thing that businesses need to do is take a proactive posture. So doing the technical things that Shelley's talking about, shoring up some of their legal obligations, like I'm talking about with, you know, appropriate privacy policies, contract language and things like that. The other thing is, they have to also be aware of their vendors, which I think is another big issue facing organizations if you look at data breaches, it's not caused by an employee in the company it's caused by an employee at one of their vendors. And so you know, it's a big issue and so I would say that for all small businesses, all of the technical aspects and then make sure your your legal, you put yourself in a legally defensible position because unfortunately, these things are going to happen. And you want to make sure that you not just survive but thrive after after an event like this.   29:09 Yeah, and I agree with Rebecca, those are the key things that you need to do as a business owner, but it's also helping yourself to educate been growing your business and I know at times it can be scary because like, Oh my goodness, I got to talk to a lawyer. That's more money. Oh, I gotta have someone you know, outsource it person. When I've had my cousin, he knows computers, he knows everything. You know, everything's going but if you're looking to move your business to that next level, and you're looking to flourish, you really just like anything else, you need to make sure you understand and you are doing what is required of you to do to help your business flourish.   29:53 Got it. Well, this was great. I mean, hopefully people listening to this, it will set a match under them. To get them to really take a look at this in their business because like you said when you're a small business owner you've got a million things going on. But this is super important and I think something that people really need to focus on so I thank you for bringing this topic to me Shelly and for bringing Rebecca on because I think this is really great and I do hope that all the listeners out there will now start to take a better look at their businesses and are they protected Do they have the right things in place so thank you thank you now where can people find you? if they have questions? If God forbid they have a breach and they need a lawyer or they need someone to help do an IT assessment of their business so where can people find you? So   30:47 I obviously have a website expand law partners com Also you can follow us on Twitter and on LinkedIn please connect you can connect connect with me personally and my business we put out for small businesses out there who have a lot of questions we are constantly pushing out different topics raising issues bringing attention to different ones so please act x Pam law partners connect with us and hopefully will will provide you with some of that information that Shelley was talking about   31:23 excellent Shelly Go ahead.   31:24 You can reach me at contango it calm is our website I can also link in with me you know I love to meet new people and I always like to offer any kind of advice or second opinions I can help with if I if there's anyone I can point you into the direction to you know help your business I would love to do that.   31:46 Excellent. Shelley is a great super connector for sure. So definitely reach out to them now ladies one last question and I asked everyone this is knowing where you are now in your life in your career. What advice would you give to your younger self?   32:01 see somebody asked me this I'm gonna have to steal from my prior answer was start my law firm earlier. I wish I had done it earlier. I cherish the time I spent at a large law firm but I love what I do now. I love helping businesses so this I would do it earlier. So amazing. I would become an ethical hacker. Love that. I want to change my answer. That's a great answer. I love it.   32:35 I love it. Well, ladies, thank you so much for coming on the podcast sharing all this vitally important information. I do appreciate it. Thank you so much for having us. Pleasure and everyone. Thank you for listening. Reach out to these ladies if you are a small business because you may need some cyber help. Thank you for listening, have a great couple of days and stay healthy, wealthy and smart.

#VoteHerIn, a collaboration of Two Broads Talking Politics & Rebecca Sive.Julie Castro Abrams is an expert in board governance and building diverse boards that are a strategic advantage. She is an experienced non profit CEO and entrepreneur and through her consulting practice she supports leaders to build high-performance boards, break through performance for the leaders and high performing multicultural teams. She is Chair and CEO of How Women Lead, a network of over 13,000 women dedicated to promoting diverse women's voices and propelling women's leadership forward as well as the Managing Partner of BoardLeaders.com where she actively places leaders on corporate boards and supports them to build inclusive and high-performance boards.An active investor and advisor to start-ups, Julie also sits on the advisory boards of the fin-tech start-up LENDonate, The New Search Collaborative and is the Governance Chair for the Women's Funding Network, a network of women's foundations across the globe. She has previously led the board of multiple nonprofit organizations located throughout the country, including Board Director for the National Council of La Raza, Governance Chair for the Association for Enterprise Opportunity and Board Chair of Cypress String Quartet.The recipient of many accolades, Julie has won the More Jobs Genius Award, the Morgan Stanley Innovation Award, Cisco's Innovation in Technology Award, the League of Women Voters' Women Who Could Be President Award, the Stevie Award for Best Non-Profit Executive, and the Commission on the Status of Women's Human Rights Award, and is a member of the Women of Color Action Network, Leadership California, and the Marin Women's Hall of Fame. She has also been featured in four books, including “Scrappy Women in Business,” “Women of Courage,” and “The Missing Mentor,” and Fast Company's video series “30 Second MBA.”

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As a special educator and STEM Coach in NYC's District 75, citywide special education, Sean works with a broad range of students and educators. He is committed to reaching all students through innovative technology and practices. He shares his expertise at making learning personally meaningful, intrinsically motivating, and made for everyone. You can also find evidence of his work at BraveInTheAttempt.com. He has received the ISTE Outstanding Teacher Award, ISTE Inclusive Learning Network Outstanding Educator Award, NYCDOE Excellence in School Technology Award, the EDxEDNYC Excellence in Technology Award, along with many other accolades and certifications. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wondernamya/message

In this episode Dr. Neeta Trivedi, a former senior scientist with the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and an entrepreneur, is in conversation with Sivaguru. Neeta shares her experiences onHer modest family background from a small town with modest dreamsEven without access to information sources, wanting to do something different, something bigBeing fortunate to have passionate teachers right from primary school, who were invested in building good persons overall, and nt just limiting themselves to teaching the curriculumGetting into a new program launched by DRDO, to develop computer scientistsStarting her career with computer land war game systemsUsing the 2167-A methodology for software developmentGetting opportunities to attend conferences including once where she got to meet Prof. Watts Humphrey{understanding that developing software systems is more than writing some lines of code}About meeting her husband to be and later shifting to Bangalore after marriageWorking on cockpit display systems for the Light Combat AircraftGetting her first opportunity to see what is ‘inside the box' of a computer and did not have an option of opting out.And how that have her a very good experience to understand various dynamics in a large programHow the nuclear blast at Pokhran and subsequent Y2k meant a lot of constraints to be faced by the scientistsHaving the rigor of 100% test coverage, 0% dead code etcAn interesting situation while integrating subsystems that took many months to resolve and the learning from that experienceNuances in hardware design that influence or constrain software to be developed or deployedMoving to work on UAVs and adopting structured systems development methodologies (standard 498)How she likes to use a metaphor of a divided two way street and 2167A, her experience with 2207, that is more flexibleAbout using beetles to reach inaccessible spaces in times of disaster, where UAVs cannot & interesting experiences convening a group on micro air vehiclesAbout taking a voluntary retirement and starting a companyHandling Functional and non functional requirementsThe importance and need for systems thinkingNeeta did MSc Computer Science from Devi Ahilya University, Indore, through a DRDO sponsored programme, and joined DRDO in 1989. She later pursued academics while on the job, to obtain MSc (engineering) and PhD from Indian Institute of Science in the areas of Wireless Sensor Networks and Information Fusion.Neeta worked for DRDO for 28 years before voluntarily retiring as Scientist ‘G'. She had a brief stint as Subject Matter Expert in Tata Advanced Systems Ltd after that, and is presently focusing on her startup venture Inferigence Quotient LLP.During her initial years in ISSA-DRDO, Delhi, she was a team member for Computerised Land Wargames for the Indian Army. From 1996 to 2007 at ADE-DRDO, Bangalore, she led the software design and development team for Cockpit Display Systems for the Indian Light Combat Aircraft, Tejas. The display computer hardware and software were designed and developed completely within India at a time when indegenious capabilities in these areas were at a nascent stage, and private industry was still evolving. The display system successfully flew many hundreds of times, providing a platform for proving other avionics subsystems as well. From 2007 to 2017 at ADE she headed the UAV Payload Data Processing group, contributing to the ground image exploitation systems of various UAV programmes including micro, mini, tactical and MALE UAVs.At TASL she contributed to Mission Systems, Ground Operating Systems and Ground Support Systems for aerial surveillance platforms, and to group autonomy for aerial robots.Her startup venture is about building intelligent systems using computer vision and machine learning.She has been part of many other technical and techno-managerial activities. She was expert member and convener of the Aeronautics R&D Board panel SIGMA (Special Interest Group on MAVs) for over 5 years, expert panel member of National Programme on MAVs, a joint initiative by DRDO and DST, contributed to white paper on homeland security for Govt of India. She has over 20 technical papers in national and international journals and conferences, and has also been on review panels herself.Neeta is a senior member of IEEE and of Computer Society of India. She has received various awards including Young Engineer Award from Indian National Academy of Engineers, Young Scientist Awards from DRDO and from ADE, and Technology Award from DRDO. Her professional interests include Multisensor Data Fusion, Computer Vision, AI, Mission Systems for Aerial Surveillance Platforms, Ground Operating and Support Systems for UAVs, Payload Data Processing, Avionics and Cockpit Displays, Autonomous Single- and Multi-agent Robot Systems including Hybrid Navigation, Software and Systems Engineering.Contact: neeta@inferq.comFor covid relief http://www.auwa.in/podforchange OR https://fundraisers.giveindia.org/fundraisers/podforchange-covid-relief-fund

Part of the Humanities Cultural Programme, one of the founding stones for the future Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities. Named after the original title of Richard Rathbone's book on Nana Ofori Atta I, the King of Akyem Abuakwa in Ghana, this talk will be the first that celebrates the paperback edition of Nana Oforiatta Ayim's celebrated novel The God Child. Both books have the kingdom as their centre, with Nana Oforiatta Ayim's book drawing on that of Richard Rathbone, as well as on her family's memories, for her fictional narrative. In this live event the two discuss the interplay of academia and fiction and how narratives are shaped and reshaped according to the telling. They also talk about the nuances of privilege, leadership, and of royalty within a West African kingdom and how this has evolved through time. Nana Oforiatta Ayim Nana Oforiatta Ayim is a Writer, Filmmaker, and Art Historian who lives and works in Accra, Ghana. She is Special Advisor to the Ghanaian government on Museums and Cultural Heritage, leading the country's museums restructuring programme. She is also Founder of the ANO Institute of Arts and Knowledge, through which she has pioneered a Pan-African Cultural Encyclopaedia, a Mobile Museums Project, and curated Ghana’s first pavilion at the Venice Biennale. She published her first novel The God Child with Bloomsbury in 2019, and with Penguin in German in 2021. She has made award winning films for museums such as Tate Modern, LACMA and The New Museum, and lectures a course on History and Theory at the Architectural Association in London. She is the recipient of various awards and honours, having been named one of the Apollo ’40 under 40’; one of 50 African Trailblazers by The Africa Report; a Quartz Africa Innovator in 2017; one of 12 African women making history in 2016 and one of 100 women of 2020 by Okayafrica. She received the 2015 the Art & Technology Award from LACMA; the 2016 AIR Award, which “seeks to honour and celebrate extraordinary African artists who are committed to producing provocative, innovative and socially-engaging work”; a 2018 Soros Arts Fellowship, was a 2018 Global South Visiting Fellow at Oxford University, is a Principal Investigator on the Action for Restitution to Africa programme, and was appointed to the Advisory Council of Oxford University’s Cultural Programme in 2020. Richard Rathbone Richard Rathbone was born in war-time London. His father and mother worked for the BBC but during the war his father was an RAF pilot and he was killed soon after my birth. His childhood was largely spent in and around London. In 1964 Richard began his research career at the School of Oriental and African Studies where he worked under the pioneer historian of Africa, Roland Oliver. He was appointed o teach in the history department at SOAS in 1969, where he worked until early retirement in 2003. During that time Richard served as Chairman of the University of London's Centre for African Studies and as SOAS' Dean of Postgraduate Studies and was promoted to a chair in modern African history in 1994. Life was episodically interrupted by a series of research trips to Ghana and a variety of fellowships to universities in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Harvard and Princeton as well as for shorter periods to Bordeaux, Lesotho and Toronto. Richard's current appointments include Emeritus professor and professorial research associate at SOAS and honorary professor in history at Aberystwyth University. He has also served on the Council of the Royal Historical Society, most recently as one of its vice-presidents. In 2017 he was elected a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales. Chaired by Dr. Laura Van Broekhoven Dr. Laura Van Broekhovenis the Director of the Pitt Rivers Museum and Professorial Fellow at Linacre College, University of Oxford. Previously she led the curatorial department of the Dutch National Museum of World Cultures, was Senior Curator for Middle- and South America and was departmental lecturer in archaeology, museum studies and indigenous heritage at Leiden University. Laura strives to develop a more equitable decolonised praxis in museums including issues around shared and negotiated authority; restitution, reconciliation and redress and the queering of exclusionary binaries and boundaries with relation to social justice and inclusion. Her regional academic research has focused on collaborative collection research with Amazonian Indigenous Peoples and Maasai communities from Kenya and Tanzania; Yokot’an Maya oral history, Mixtec Indigenous market systems and merchant biographies, and Nicaraguan Indigenous resistance in colonial times. She serves on numerous advisory boards, is a member of the Women Leaders in Museums Network (WLMN) and the European Ethnographic Museum Directors Group and is co-chair of the Oxford and Colonialism Network.

Part of the Humanities Cultural Programme, one of the founding stones for the future Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities. Named after the original title of Richard Rathbone's book on Nana Ofori Atta I, the King of Akyem Abuakwa in Ghana, this talk will be the first that celebrates the paperback edition of Nana Oforiatta Ayim's celebrated novel The God Child. Both books have the kingdom as their centre, with Nana Oforiatta Ayim's book drawing on that of Richard Rathbone, as well as on her family's memories, for her fictional narrative. In this live event the two discuss the interplay of academia and fiction and how narratives are shaped and reshaped according to the telling. They also talk about the nuances of privilege, leadership, and of royalty within a West African kingdom and how this has evolved through time. Nana Oforiatta Ayim Nana Oforiatta Ayim is a Writer, Filmmaker, and Art Historian who lives and works in Accra, Ghana. She is Special Advisor to the Ghanaian government on Museums and Cultural Heritage, leading the country's museums restructuring programme. She is also Founder of the ANO Institute of Arts and Knowledge, through which she has pioneered a Pan-African Cultural Encyclopaedia, a Mobile Museums Project, and curated Ghana’s first pavilion at the Venice Biennale. She published her first novel The God Child with Bloomsbury in 2019, and with Penguin in German in 2021. She has made award winning films for museums such as Tate Modern, LACMA and The New Museum, and lectures a course on History and Theory at the Architectural Association in London. She is the recipient of various awards and honours, having been named one of the Apollo ’40 under 40’; one of 50 African Trailblazers by The Africa Report; a Quartz Africa Innovator in 2017; one of 12 African women making history in 2016 and one of 100 women of 2020 by Okayafrica. She received the 2015 the Art & Technology Award from LACMA; the 2016 AIR Award, which “seeks to honour and celebrate extraordinary African artists who are committed to producing provocative, innovative and socially-engaging work”; a 2018 Soros Arts Fellowship, was a 2018 Global South Visiting Fellow at Oxford University, is a Principal Investigator on the Action for Restitution to Africa programme, and was appointed to the Advisory Council of Oxford University’s Cultural Programme in 2020. Richard Rathbone Richard Rathbone was born in war-time London. His father and mother worked for the BBC but during the war his father was an RAF pilot and he was killed soon after my birth. His childhood was largely spent in and around London. In 1964 Richard began his research career at the School of Oriental and African Studies where he worked under the pioneer historian of Africa, Roland Oliver. He was appointed o teach in the history department at SOAS in 1969, where he worked until early retirement in 2003. During that time Richard served as Chairman of the University of London's Centre for African Studies and as SOAS' Dean of Postgraduate Studies and was promoted to a chair in modern African history in 1994. Life was episodically interrupted by a series of research trips to Ghana and a variety of fellowships to universities in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Harvard and Princeton as well as for shorter periods to Bordeaux, Lesotho and Toronto. Richard's current appointments include Emeritus professor and professorial research associate at SOAS and honorary professor in history at Aberystwyth University. He has also served on the Council of the Royal Historical Society, most recently as one of its vice-presidents. In 2017 he was elected a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales. Chaired by Dr. Laura Van Broekhoven Dr. Laura Van Broekhovenis the Director of the Pitt Rivers Museum and Professorial Fellow at Linacre College, University of Oxford. Previously she led the curatorial department of the Dutch National Museum of World Cultures, was Senior Curator for Middle- and South America and was departmental lecturer in archaeology, museum studies and indigenous heritage at Leiden University. Laura strives to develop a more equitable decolonised praxis in museums including issues around shared and negotiated authority; restitution, reconciliation and redress and the queering of exclusionary binaries and boundaries with relation to social justice and inclusion. Her regional academic research has focused on collaborative collection research with Amazonian Indigenous Peoples and Maasai communities from Kenya and Tanzania; Yokot’an Maya oral history, Mixtec Indigenous market systems and merchant biographies, and Nicaraguan Indigenous resistance in colonial times. She serves on numerous advisory boards, is a member of the Women Leaders in Museums Network (WLMN) and the European Ethnographic Museum Directors Group and is co-chair of the Oxford and Colonialism Network.

Andy Hargreaves is Director of Chenine (Change, Engagement and Innovation in Education) at the University of Ottawa and Research Professor in the Lynch School of Education and Human Development at Boston College. He is Past President of the International Congress of School Effectiveness and Improvement, recent Adviser in Education to the Premier of Ontario and currently to the First Minister of Scotland, and founder of the ARC Education: a group of nations committed to broadly defined excellence, equity, wellbeing, inclusion, democracy and human rights www.atrico.org Andy has consulted with the OECD, the World Bank, governments, universities and teacher unions worldwide. Andy's more than 30 books have attracted multiple Outstanding Writing Awards – including the prestigious 2015 Grawemeyer Award in Education for Professional Capital (with Michael Fullan). He has been honored with the 2016 Horace Mann Award in the US and the Robert Owen Award in Scotland for services to public education. Andy is ranked by Education Week in the top scholars with most influence on US education policy debate. In 2015, Boston College gave him its Excellence in Teaching with Technology Award. He holds Honorary Doctorates from the Education University of Hong Kong and the University of Uppsala in Sweden. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. His most recent book, Moving: a memoir of social mobility and education, is published by Solution Tree. His two upcoming books in 2020 with Dennis Shirley are Five Paths of Student Engagement: Blazing the trail to learning and success (Solution Tree), and Well-being and Socio-emotional Learning: How to Build Everyone Back Better (ASCD). Social Links LinkedIn: @HargreavesBC Twitter: @HargreavesBC

Have you been having a hard time leading because of the issues you have with confidence? Are you one of those people who have been assigned non-promotable tasks just because you're a woman? Do you want to empower yourself and live life on your own terms? If you do, then you're up for a wonderful gift today.   Leadership has been one of the heaviest gender-related issues. Men are said to receive more opportunities than women, and this results in women having issues with confidence. However, you can only be successful if you'll be brave enough to jump. Learn what you can do through this episode today.   Stephanie Slocum is the founder of Engineers Rising LLC and the author of Amazon's bestseller “She Engineers”. She is the creator of the Fearless Program as well as the Build Her Program – both designed exclusively for women to start their business and be involved in leadership development. She works to normalize engineering, technology and STEM women in leadership by helping them become influential leaders without changing who they are. Through her online program, she provides practical training, inspiration, and mentorship for women to have the careers and lives they've always dreamed of.   Stephanie first worked in engineering consulting for 15 years. She holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Architectural Engineering, and is also a winner of The 2020 Connected World's Women of Technology Award for her work regarding women empowerment. She spoke and inspired national audiences through her volunteer work with organizations.   In this episode, Stephanie talks about the importance of knowing how to deal with confidence challenges at work in order for you to live life on your terms. She shares insights on developing professional role confidence and empowering yourself.     What you will learn from this episode:   · Know what professional role confidence is, how it affects you and the way you lead; · Discover ways you can deal with issues regarding professional role confidence; and · Find out how to address other confidence challenges at work.     “You are made for amazing things, but to succeed, you've got to be the woman that's willing to go for what she wants.” – Stephanie Slocum     Valuable Free Resource: Visit Stephanie's website at https://www.engineersrising.com/     Topics Covered:   03:00 – Professional Role Confidence and its symptoms: The biggest challenge female leaders face in business today.   06:49 – Two of the biggest mistake people make: (1) Not acknowledging the need of an extra set of tools to be successful; and   09:59 – Solving for the wrong problem and its examples.   12:36 – What you can do when you're struggling with the issue of professional rule confidence: (1) Create a little bit of space for yourself;   16:19 – Before jumping into your to-do list, look at the list and ask yourself, “who can help me do this faster?”   16:40 – Valuable Free Resource: Free book, She Engineers: https://www.sheengineersbook.com/free   17:27 – What women need to understand about confidence challenges at work?   Key Takeaways:   “If you're listening to this and you're like, “Well, I'm not sure confidence is really the root of my problems”, ask yourself this question. Would you show up at work differently if you were 100% confident in yourself? Think back to the last day. Would you have shown up differently in any of those interactions you had with people? If the answer is yes, it's very likely that professional role confidence has something to do with your current challenges.” – Stephanie Slocum   “As a technical person, I spend a lot of time in my day solving problems, but often what I find is we're solving for something that puts a bandaid on the problem as opposed to actually solving the root cause.” – Stephanie Slocum   “We are thinking that we have a productivity or time management problem, when what we actually have is a priority or boundary problem. What are we solving for? That is always the core question.” – Stephanie Slocum   “If you are already in that space where you are struggling with overwhelm and burnout, you have to create a little bit of space for yourself. Getting more done is not going to solve the problem. There is always going to be more work than you can do, but even if it's just walking out 15 minutes a day, it makes a huge difference.” – Stephanie Slocum   “We are often fed from social media in our work cultures that if we just work harder, we can outwork any problem. Your career is not meant to be a solo activity.” – Stephanie Slocum     Ways to Connect with Stephanie Slocum: · Website: www.engineersrising.com · Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/engineersrising/ · LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanieslocumpe/ · Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephtheengineer/ · Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephslocum        Ways to Connect with Sarah E. Brown: • Website: https://www.sarahebrown.com • Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowguides • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahebrownphd 

"Isabella D Cooper majored with honours in biochemistry with medical physiology, molecular genetics, advanced cell biology, advanced cancer biology, physiological networks (neurology, endocrinology and immunology), proteins and enzyme biochemistry, bioinformatics in influenza, and metabolic biochemistry. She has won multiple awards in multiple consecutive years, those include the Faculty of Science and Technology Awards, Individual Teaching Award and Group Teaching Award for Medical Physiology, Dean’s List Awards and Biochemical Society Award. In addition, Isabella is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Affiliate of the Endocrine Society, Affiliate of the Physiological Society and Associate Member of the Royal Society of Biology. Isabella’s PhD research is in hyperinsulinemia and ketogenic sciences. Her work involves human intervention trials and ex vivo work, with samples from research participants. Furthermore, Isabella has developed co-culture ex vivo and in vitro hybridisation cell stimulation experiments, to gain further insight into cellular mechanisms of action. Isabella is the lead author of the recently published paper in the BMJ Open Heart: Relationships between hyperinsulinemia, magnesium, vitamin D, thrombosis and COVID-19: rationale for clinical management. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2020-001356 Isabella’s online handles are: Twitter: @I_mitochondria FB: Bella Mitochondria" This episode is hosted by Dr. Shawn Baker MD. Find him at https://shawn-baker.com

We discussed a number of things including: 1. Raising funds and managing staff/payroll during a downturn 2. Advice for entrepreneurs in these unprecedented and challenging times 3. Answers to questions Mario is an entrepreneur and active angel investor. In 2007, he founded Casabona Ventures, investing in over 30 seed and early stage companies and Venture Funds. In 2011, he founded TechLaunch New Jersey's first Technology Business Accelerator, committed to identifying and nurturing early stage tech ventures by mentoring, coaching, and providing access to resources and capital. To date, TechLaunch has supported over 75 tech companies and mentored over 150 budding entrepreneurs. Mario is Chairman Emeritus of Jumpstart NJ Angel Network and Chairman Emeritus of the R&D Council of New Jersey. In 1982, he founded and was Chairman of Electro-Radiation Inc. (ERI), which was acquired by Honeywell Aerospace Group in 2004. ERI was a developer of Radar, Navigation and Communications equipment for the National and International Defense industry. Most recently, Mario was featured in ROI-NJ Influencers Power List 2020: Technology. He was awarded the Small Business Administration (SBA) National Tibbett's Award for his contributions in technology, and was listed as one of the top five most influential persons in New Jersey technology by The Star-Ledger. In 2014 he was named NJ's Immigrant Entrepreneur of the Year. He was twice recognized by the New Jersey Technology Council, first in 2013 as the recipient of their Legend of Technology Award and in 2010,he received their Financier of the Year Award. He currently serves on the Boards of various for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. He is often quoted in mainstream media and trade outlets, and enjoys being a frequent guest speaker and panelist at University and Professional events.

Leveraging technology in the legal profession, Reed Smith Partner Sarah Cummings is transforming the delivery of legal services to her clients in life sciences and health care. In this episode, Dallas Business Journal Managing Editor Rob Schneider profiles Cummings, one of the DBJ's Women in Technology Award Winners.

This week on A Slice of Tech we have Ian Bond, the CEO and Co-founder of Bond Digital Health.Bond Digital health is a highly progressive HealthTech start-up from South Wales that is changing the face of lateral flow testing & contributing to the Covid-19 testing strategy.Recently, they have picked up the Innovation in Technology Award at Wales STEM Awards & the Outstanding Covid Achievement Award at the MediWales Innovation Awards. Now they have closed out 2020 by successfully tying up a further £1.2million in equity funding.Hear from Ian the trials and tribulations of running a HealthTech start-up through the pandemic and how Bond Digital Health managed to pivot the business and thrive.Follow the page & tune into popular streaming services such as Apple Podcasts & Spotify to hear all our episodes.https://bondhealth.co.uk/https://www.linkedin.com/company/bondhealth/https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-bond-8a531753/https://www.linkedin.com/company/69506842/admin/

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Winner of 2019 Women in Technology Awards, and 2020 Rise Startup of the Year Awards, CEO and founder of Complete Home Filtration Suzanne Dodds talks with Charlie and Danelle. Originally from Northern Ireland, Suzanne has run businesses in Australia, South Korea and Spain, has an MBA, 3 kids and a husband. Her water filtration company was launched in 2018, and recently closed a $2.4M Series A round to advance its growth around the country. Revenues are already approaching $1M/month. “After Power Ledger, we were the first WA company to get funding from [BetterLabs Ventures] when it was only a $3M fund. It’s now a $23M fund, and it looks like we’re the first company to get a larger amount out of that, a follow on investment.” ~ Suzanne Dodds. For more: https://completehomefiltration.com.au/ ~~ Startup West is recorded at Riff studios in beautiful downtown Perth, Western Australia; produced by Startup News, edited by Carmen Yee Kai Wen and brought to you thanks to support from the New Industries Fund, Spacecubed, Curtin University, RSM, the City of Perth and Dinner Twist. Startup West acknowledges the Whadjuk Nyoongar people, traditional owners of the lands and waters of Perth, where this podcast was recorded, and we pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.

In this podcast Melanie Boylan interviews Lorna Martyn, SVP, Head of Technology, Fidelity Investments Lorna Martyn is a global technology leader with diverse experience in financial services, consulting and telecommunications, spanning almost 30 years. As Head of Technology for Fidelity Ireland, Lorna leads over 900 technologists who develop superior quality innovative technology solutions for the Fidelity business. In her 15-year career to date at Fidelity, she has held a number of leadership roles both in Ireland and the US. Beginning her Fidelity career as a senior project manager in 2004, Lorna is now a member of Fidelity's global technology leadership team driving technology strategy. Lorna is incoming Chairperson for Technology Ireland in 2021 and sits on the Board of the Irish American Partnership and is actively involved in developing the technology ecosystem in Ireland. As a recognized advocate for inclusion and diversity, and most particularly, greater female representation in technology, Lorna has led the development and delivery of a multi-faceted program which is focused on affecting sustainable change for women in STEM within Fidelity, local communities and industry. The program received the inaugural Women in Technology Award from Technology Ireland in 2018. Lorna's work as a technology leader and as an advocate for women in STEM has contributed to her being recognised at industry level; • Women Mean Business: Woman in Technology Award 2019 • Silicon Republic: Invent 100 List 2018 • ITAG: Digital Woman of the Year Award 2016 Lorna holds a honours B.Sc. degree in Computer Systems from the University of Limerick, a honours masters (MBS in management information systems) from UCD's Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business, and leadership qualifications from Simmons school of management and The Center for Creative Leadership. For more information: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fidelitylornamartyn/

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Meet the 33 CIO of the Year® ORBIE® Finalists for the DallasCIO ORBIE® Awards, held February 20, 2020. Madhuri Andrews - Jacobs,Carol Clements - Pizza Hut,Tammy Gilbert - Fidelity Investments,Jo-ann Olsovsky - Salesforce,Michelle Johnson - The Freeman Company,Sherif Mityas - TGI FRIDAYS,Rajesh Nagarajan - Celanese,Rama Prasad - Copart,Gertrude Van Horn - NCH Corporation,Paola Arbour - Tenet Healthcare,Joe Brenner - Sally Beauty Holdings,Ashley Denison - Caliber Collision,A. Ravi Malick - Vistra Energy,Kathleen Wayton - Southwest Airlines,Sumit Anand - At Home,Jeff Dinard - Highland Homes,Steve McLaurin - Denbury,Bhargav Shah - One Technologies,Trey Smith - MIC Global Services,Matt Bieri - Tyler Technologies,Jennifer Greer-Glanville - ClubCorp,Mark Overton - Greyhound Lines Inc.,Michele Rodgers - Exeter Finance LLC,Gregory Shoemaker - BKD LLP,Heidi Dial - HKS,Rob Hilliard - Academic Partnerships,Joan Holman - Clark Hill PLC,Rusty Kennington - Corsicana Mattress Company,Neelu Sethi - Reddy Ice,Tommy Alsbrooks - Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas,Chris Chiancone - City of Plano,Theresa Meadows - Cook Children's Health Care System,Prasanna Singaraju - YPO,Host: Evan McLaughlin, evanm@inspirecio.com,DallasCIO Executive Director: Lourdes Gipson, lourdesg@inspirecio.com

Jill is an expert in aerospace, aviation and engineering. She is a widely respected STEM mentor and the star of the groundbreaking presentation "Shifting the Balance: Women in Aviation"  You can learn more about her and tonight's conversation at:LINKS Her Official Website Jill at Changemaker Talent's Official Website  Jill Meyers on Twitter  Jill Meyers on Linkedin  Check out Night Shred Here  "Autumn" by Prod. Riddiman SHOW NOTES & FURTHER READING  ‘The Sky is Not the Limit’ — One Alumna’s Mission to Empower Women in Aerospace ‘You Can’t Be What You Can’t See’ — One Alumna’s Mission to Empower Women in Aerospace Engineering Flying Higher Women in aviation breaking barriers NMTC's The Women in Technology Awards 2020 Winner List  NMTC's The Women in Technology Awards 2020 Jill Meyers Showcase  1 Million Women in STEM - Jill Meyers  "What Mentoring Can Do For You @ Avination (Page 14) "Fly Like a Girl" Official Website Pre-Order "Fly Like a Girl" on Apple TV 

Christina Heller is the CEO of Metastage, an XR studio that brings live performances into digital worlds through volumetric capture and complementary tools.The resulting 3D content can be experienced in augmented reality using mobile phones or high-end AR headsets, or using 3D displays. Metastage uses the Microsoft Mixed Reality Capture system and is located in Los Angeles.Prior to leading Metastage, Christina was the CEO of VR Playhouse, an immersive content company based in Los Angeles. She is a recipient of the Advanced Imaging Society's Distinguished Leadership in Technology Award, and was named in the Huffington Post as one of 5 women changing the virtual reality scene. She has a long history in immersive media, having contributed to over 120 immersive projects. Christina comes from the world of journalism, radio, and television.In this conversation, we dig into volumetric capture in general, and Metastage in particular. We explore a couple of the projects she and her team have done, along with some of the challenges and highlights along the way.We discuss how people get to experience the end result, and the impact of the underlying capture technology. Christina also shares a new initiative to make it easier for creators to leverage volumetric content.Christina share’s some of the lessons she’s learned from being an entrepreneur, including a lesson she picked up when she was young. She discovered the importance of envisioning the end state, and using that vision as a key motivator, while also recognizing the end result may look very different.We go on to talk more broadly about trends in immersive content.It’s worth noting this conversation was recorded in mid April, 2020, a few weeks after California issued its first “shelter-in-place” order in response to COVID-19. Some of the conversation reflects the newness of the crisis at the time.You can find all of the show notes at thearshow.com.

Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com THYSSENKRUPP'S POWERS WINS WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY AWARD Alison Powers, head of thyssenkrupp Elevator's Innovation and Qualification Center and Test & Qualification, NA, was awarded the Connected World Women of Technology Award during a virtual ceremony on August 6, the company announced. In recognizing Powers, a panel of past winners noted her involvement with technology; her role in helping thyssenkrupp Elevator prosper and progress; her contributions to the growth of technology; her mentoring of other women; and her efforts to support other women in business, technology, transformation and the local community. Powers, a native of Atlanta, began her career with thyssenkrupp Elevator in 2013, working at the Product Development Center in Memphis. She returned to Atlanta in 2018, taking over as head of Research of Innovation, working on such technologies as the MAX predictive maintenance system. She holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech and Stanford, respectively. Image credit: courtesy of Connected World To read the full transcript of today's podcast, visit: elevatorworld.com/news Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes │ Google Play | SoundCloud │ Stitcher │ TuneIn

BUSINESS ACCELERATOR - Starting soon: https://londonreal.tv/biz/ 2021 SUMMIT TICKETS NEW MASTERCLASS EACH WEEK: http://londonreal.tv/masterclass-yt LATEST EPISODE: https://londonreal.link/latest DENNIS CARROLL serves as the Chair of the Global Virome Project Leadership Board. Dennis previously served as the Director of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID’s) Pandemic Influenza and other Emerging Threats Unit. In this position, he led USAID’s Emerging Pandemic Threats program – a global effort to combat new disease threats before they can become significant threats to human health. Dennis was responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership for the agency’s programs addressing new and emerging disease threats, which included leading the agency’s response to the H5N1 avian influenza and H1N1 pandemic viral threats. Dennis was initially detailed to USAID from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a senior public health advisor in 1991. In 1995 he was named the agency’s Senior Infectious Diseases advisor, responsible for overseeing the agency’s programs in malaria, tuberculosis, antimicrobial resistance, disease surveillance, as well as neglected and emerging infectious diseases. In this capacity Dennis was directly involved in the development and introduction of a range of new technologies for disease prevention and control, including community-based delivery of treatment of onchocerciasis, rapid diagnostics for malaria, new treatment therapies for drug-resistant malaria, intermittent therapy for pregnant women and “long-lasting” insecticide-treated bed nets for prevention of malaria. He was responsible for the initial design and development of the President’s Malaria Initiative. Dennis officially left the CDC and joined USAID in 2005 when he assumed responsibility for leading the USAID response to the spread of avian influenza. Dennis has a doctorate in biomedical research with a special focus in tropical infectious diseases from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He was a Research Scientist at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory where he studied the molecular mechanics of viral infection. Dennis has received awards from both the CDC and USAID, including the 2006 USAID Science and Technology Award for his work on malaria and avian influenza, and the 2008 Administrator’s Management Innovation Award for his management of the Agency’s Avian and Pandemic Influenza program.

In this episode, Andrea Kraj, CEO of CORE Renewable Energy, speaks with Mariette Mulaire about her entrepreneurial journey and how her company came to be. She explains the importance behind helping rural farming communities develop their own energy projects at a utility scale – something that set a precedence in Manitoba as it was never done before. Andrea also brings another very important perspective as a mother of 2 and the ways she's approached new responsibilities such as homeschooling.CORE Renewable Energy was founded and grounded on the principals of bringing community oriented renewable energy to remote and rural areas. In fact, CORE recently received the Technology Award at the 2020 Spirit of Winnipeg organized by the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce. 

Today we’re on the line with 2020 Zelma H. Weisfeld Costume Design & Technology Award winner and costume designer Brooke Nicole Kesler.Brooke is so honored to be the 2020 recipient of USITT's Zelma H. Weisfeld award! She is currently the Costume Assistant at The San Diego Opera, and is looking forward to graduating with her MFA in Design and Technology with an emphasis in Costume Design from San Diego State University this spring. Recent designs include: Red Bike (MOXIE), She Loves Me (SDSU), Girlfriend (Diversionary Theatre); and Roald Dahl’s James and the Giant Peach (SDSU). She has also worked as an Assistant Costume Designer at the Santa Fe Opera and Central City Opera. Let’s welcome Brooke. If you’d like to learn more about Brooke and her designs, you can find Pictures of her work at brookenicolekesler.comIf you’d like to learn more about usitt visit us at usitt.org. Explore our new monthly subscription membership options at usitt.org/membership.

In this episode of PWTA, we sit down with Anthony Franco of McSquares. Anthony is a serial entrepreneur with 4 other startups, all with successful exits (2 to public companies). He has won 74 Technology Awards, 62 Design Awards, 37 Innovation Awards, 35 Marketing Awards, 27 Mobile Awards and 24 Business Awards. Get your whiteboards ready for a great episode with Anthony Franco of McSquares!  Resources: McSquares Website - https://www.mcsquares.com/ McSquares on Amazon - https://amzn.to/2WvSHFa McSquares WeFunder - https://wefunder.com/mcSquares_The_Ar... REBL Jane: https://rebljane.com/ Vortic Watch Company: https://vorticwatches.com/

In this health care podcast, Pam Arora, SVP and CIO at Children’s Health in Dallas, talks about the work she and her team are doing. Spoiler alert: It’s pretty visionary. They have integrated telemedicine solutions in schools and in patients’ homes. They’ve also been monitoring adherence to vital transplant meds by putting chips on the capsules. They have initiatives happening with voice and GPS technology. I asked Pam what it takes to get all of this done while, at the same time, balancing the usual suspects—the EHR upgrades, the security patches, the virtual desktops, the inevitable panic of the month. Pam explains her answer far more eloquently than I’m going to be able to recap here, but in a nutshell, she says it’s all about getting the fundamentals right. A hospital, a health system, needs a capable, robust EHR infrastructure that really works. She further adds that attaining that infrastructure takes a lot of things, but one of them is a relentless attention to the details, particularly the details around what exactly and specifically patients and their families want and need. I met Pam at the NODE.Health conference earlier this year in New York City. You can learn more at childrens.com or onTwitter at @ChildrensTheOne.  You can also connect with Pam on Twitter at @pkarora. Pamela Arora serves as senior vice president, information services, and chief information officer (CIO) and is responsible for directing all efforts of the information services groups in the organization. Her oversight encompasses systems and technology, health information management, and health care technology management and support. Pamela joined the Children’s Health team in 2007. With more than 30 years of experience in Information Technology, Pamela is a proven leader with a history of achieving results in large corporations in various industries, as well as in entrepreneurial endeavors. Prior to her arrival at Children’s Health, she served as the SVP and CIO at UMass Memorial Health Care in Worcester, Massachusetts, and CIO of Perot Systems in Dallas, Texas. In 2010, she was instrumental in leading Children’s Health in achieving the Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Stage 7 Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model award designation. Under her leadership, Children’s Health has been named multiple times to the InformationWeek500, InformationWeek Elite 100, and Hospitals & Health Networks’ Most Wired. In 2013, Children’s Health was named a HIMSS Enterprise Davies Award winner for the organization’s innovative use of the electronic health record as well as Health Information Trust Alliance Common Security Framework certification. Pamela is a member of HIMSS and serves as a HIMSS Davies Award judge. She is also a member of the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and the Children’s Hospital Association (CHA). In 2015, Pamela was named one of the top 50 leaders in Health IT by Becker’s Health IT & CIO Review, and in the same year, she received the Dallas Business Journal Women in Technology Award. Pamela has spoken and continues to speak and lecture at IT-related health care events across the nation and internationally. Pamela holds an MBA from Southern Methodist University and a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Wayne State University. 02:12 What Children’s Health’s telemedicine program looks like and its wide reach into 140 schools. 03:03 “We truly want to be where children live, learn, and play.” 03:22 “We prefer to be out in the community wherever possible for those wellness programs.” 06:50 Making pediatric medication with chips possible. 10:26 EP203 with Greg Makoul of PatientWisdom.11:41 “We, in health care, have to do a better job with the patient experience.” 13:07 Geisinger study on food deserts. 13:35 Children’s Health pilot programs with Alexa. 15:10 “I think that the real game changer is when you think of people in their home setting.” 15:30 From the pediatric standpoint, the “digital natives” and the positive benefit this presents. 19:01 “You do the visionary projects, but you recognize that you have to address the details in a relentless way.” 25:41 Governance processes and orienting everyone around the same goal. 27:06 Data’s place in this process. 27:16 The importance of defining your data. 29:00 Meaningful use and its usefulness. 29:23 “We need to be able to share data with the food banks and the YMCAs etc.” You can learn more at childrens.com or on Twitter at @ChildrensTheOne. You can also connect with Pam on Twitter at @pkarora.  Check out our newest episode with @pkarora of @ChildrensTheOne on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #EHR #healthinnovation #digitalhealth What does a wide-reaching telemedicine program look like within the school structure? @pkarora of @ChildrensTheOne discusses on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #EHR #healthinnovation #digitalhealth “We truly want to be where children live, learn, and play.” @pkarora of @ChildrensTheOne discusses on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #EHR #healthinnovation #digitalhealth “We prefer to be out in the community wherever possible for those wellness programs.” @pkarora of @ChildrensTheOne discusses on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #EHR #healthinnovation #digitalhealth Making #pediatricmedicine with chips possible. @pkarora of @ChildrensTheOne discusses on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #EHR #healthinnovation #digitalhealth “We, in health care, have to do a better job with the patient experience.” @pkarora of @ChildrensTheOne discusses on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #EHR #healthinnovation #digitalhealth What do Children’s Health pilot programs with Alexa look like? @pkarora of @ChildrensTheOne discusses on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #EHR #healthinnovation #digitalhealth “I think that the real game changer is when you think of people in their home setting.” @pkarora of @ChildrensTheOne discusses on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #EHR #healthinnovation #digitalhealth The upside to working with “digital natives” in #pediatriccare. @pkarora of @ChildrensTheOne discusses on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #EHR #healthinnovation #digitalhealth “You do the visionary projects, but you recognize that you have to address the details in a relentless way.” @pkarora of @ChildrensTheOne discusses on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #EHR #healthinnovation #digitalhealth Why are governance processes so necessary? @pkarora of @ChildrensTheOne discusses on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #EHR #healthinnovation #digitalhealth The importance in defining your #healthdata. @pkarora of @ChildrensTheOne discusses on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #EHR #healthinnovation #digitalhealth “We need to be able to share data with the food banks and the YMCAs etc.” @pkarora of @ChildrensTheOne discusses on our #healthcarepodcast. #healthcare #podcast #EHR #healthinnovation #digitalhealth

This year’s Women in Technology Awards at Brisbane City Hall attracted a record of more than 150 entries, celebrating the achievements of women working around the country in the STEM industry. Two of the finalists from that stellar lineup, are Griffith University researchers - Professor Vicky Avery and Dr Leigh Potter. They tell Remarkable Tales about the significance of their research, and the joy of being recognised as leaders of their field.

Eleanor Ford, director at Good Innovation puts forward five key lessons she wished she knew before embarking on a major collaboration. Eleanor has spent the last three years directing the Good Lab, a ground breaking collaboration of leading charity partners and experienced disruptors, dedicated to discovering new ways to grow income for the sector. Eleanor is an innovation specialist, focussed on making ideas happen, building networks and bringing people together around opportunities and change. She brings strong experience in the digital, media and social innovation space, and is a highly skilled communicator, negotiator and strategist. Eleanor founded LikeCube in 2006, it provided innovative recommendation, personalisation and data intelligence solutions, primarily for the leisure industry. For her work with LikeCube, she won Silver Award at the 2007 British Female Inventor & Innovator of the Year Awards, was a Finalist in the Blackberry Women & Technology Awards 2008 and was profiled in the January 2010 edition of WiredUK. LikeCube was acquired by the Time Out Group in July 2011 where Eleanor went to take on a role as their Director of Innovation where she helped build Time Out from a London-only magazine in to a global digital presence.

S03 Episode 03: James Pearson from Pearson Casting joins us to share his views on mental health. Hear James chat about his experiences in the industry that have led him to casting, the effects of social media and the importance of getting a positive experience out of any audition situation. Cathy and Scarlett are not medical professionals. Just two young women on a mission to open up the conversation on mental health by sharing as many individual stories and experiences as possible. We would love it if you could vote for us in the Podcast category of the Theatre & Technology Awards. You can vote by clicking on this link! Winning an award such as this would allow us to help so many more people access our services. https://www.theatreandtechawards.com/voting/

Suzan founded Tillotson Design Associates with twenty-three years of lighting design experience. She has won over one hundred lighting design awards for her work, including a 2018 International Dark Sky Association Lighting Design and Technology Award and the 2017 Lighting Designer of the Year at the Lighting Design Awards. Suzan Tillotson is one of the finest lighting designers in the world right now and I am honored to have met her already 9 years ago. Now I am fortunate to get to know and share the story behind her success, challenges, highlights and trends she observes in the lighting design industry that are needed or are about to happen. Please check out her amazing projects and references here: http://www.tillotsondesign.com/ Suzan has also been featured in numerous national and international publications. She is a former member of the IALD Board of Directors, a former IALD NY area Regional Coordinator, and was president of the IES Southwest Louisiana Section. She has also served as an awards judge for the New York IES Lumens and the IALD. Suzan has taught the New York IES Introductory Lighting Course, and numerous lighting design and rendering workshops. She has guest lectured on lighting design at Louisiana State University, New Jersey Institute of Technology, University of Arkansas, Cornell University, McGill University, and Dalhousie University. She also taught lighting to graduate-level architecture students at Princeton University. Suzan was the keynote speaker for the 2018 United States Lighting Magazine 40 Under 40 Awards and a presenter at the 2017 Dark Sky Association Annual Meeting and the 2017 Lightspace Conference in LA. Suzan graduated with a Bachelor of Interior Design; from the Louisiana State University School of Architecture where, in 2012, she gave the commencement speech and was the recipient of the 2012 Distinguished Alumni Award. Suzan has directed all phases of design for a wide variety of award-winning domestic and overseas interior and exterior lighting projects including the new Bloomberg European Headquarters and London Mithraeum in London, UK; the Dee and Charles Wyly Theater in Dallas, TX; the R/GA Offices; Lincoln Center North Plaza and South Campus; and One Vanderbilt Tower, the Perelman Center at WTC, and the New Museum of Contemporary Art; in New York, NY. You can also find the Light Lounge Podcast on Anchor, Spotify, Apple Podcast. In order to promote professional lighting design, please help spread the word, leave a great rating on Apple Podcast or say hi on Instagram thomas_mnich More info: hhttp://www.thomasmnich.com/podcast

Interviewing Thomas Alomes from the Global Sports Technology Awards (GSTA), a network which recognizes and celebrates excellence in data, digital and technology across the Sports, Media, Entertainment, Health and Technology landscape. In 2019 the Awards events will be hosted in Australia, India, Canada and Europe. Find out more at www.gstawards.com. Hosted by Benjamin Penkert from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.

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Interviewing Rebecca Hopkins from the Sports Technology Awards Group, a unique celebration of technology-led innovation across sport globally. Taking place each May, the Awards attract exceptional brands, guests and presenters. Founded in 2014, the Awards were the world’s first celebration of the influential technology in the sports sector. Find out more at www.sportstechgroup.org. Hosted by Benjamin Penkert from SportsTechX - All about startups and the SportsTech ecosystem.

More and more museums are moving away from focusing entirely on the content of their collections to focusing on the experience of visiting a museum. Douglas Hegley at MIA had the idea reach out to the tech community and ask them to develop ideas for alternative ways to experience the museum. So MIA teamed up with 3M to create The 3M Art and Technology Award to do just that. Meanwhile founders of the Advanced Imaging Service for Objects and Spaces at the University of Minnesota, Sam Porter and Colin McFadden loved puzzle rooms-- places that create a challenge or mystery that a group of friends solve together by finding and deciphering clues usually within a specified period of time. Sam and Colin combined their expertise to create the app which won the 2018 award: “Riddle Mia This” which transforms MIA into a giant puzzle room. Douglas, Sam and Colin join me to talk about the how and why of it all.

More and more museums are moving away from focusing entirely on the content of their collections to focusing on the experience of visiting a museum. Douglas Hegley at MIA had the idea reach out to the tech community and ask them to develop ideas for alternative ways to experience the museum. So MIA teamed up with 3M to create The 3M Art and Technology Award to do just that. Meanwhile founders of the Advanced Imaging Service for Objects and Spaces at the University of Minnesota, Sam Porter and Colin McFadden loved puzzle rooms-- places that create a challenge or mystery that a group of friends solve together by finding and deciphering clues usually within a specified period of time. Sam and Colin combined their expertise to create the app which won the 2018 award: “Riddle Mia This” which transforms MIA into a giant puzzle room. Douglas, Sam and Colin join me to talk about the how and why of it all.

More and more museums are moving away from focusing entirely on the content of their collections to focusing on the experience of visiting a museum. Douglas Hegley at MIA had the idea reach out to the tech community and ask them to develop ideas for alternative ways to experience the museum. So MIA teamed up with 3M to create The 3M Art and Technology Award to do just that. Meanwhile founders of the Advanced Imaging Service for Objects and Spaces at the University of Minnesota, Sam Porter and Colin McFadden loved puzzle rooms-- places that create a challenge or mystery that a group of friends solve together by finding and deciphering clues usually within a specified period of time. Sam and Colin combined their expertise to create the app which won the 2018 award: “Riddle Mia This” which transforms MIA into a giant puzzle room. Douglas, Sam and Colin join me to talk about the how and why of it all.

Dr. Francisca Ikuenobe is a Professor of Geology and Geophysics at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. In her research, Franca studies rocks to understand the clues they can reveal about the living things, environments, and climates of the past. Franca is particularly interested in the microfossils of pollen, spores, and phytoplankton that are preserved in rock. She uses these to help determine the age of rocks and what they can tell us about the history of an area. Outside of science, Franca loves reading entertainment magazines like Vogue Magazine and watching entertainment news on TV. When Entertainment Tonight is about to start, she drops everything she’s doing to watch it. She received her B.Sc. in Geology from the University of Ife in Nigeria (now Obafemi Awolowo University). Afterwards, Francisca worked as a production geologist and subsequently a palynologist for Shell Petroleum Development Company for a year before enrolling in graduate school. She received her M.Sc. in applied geology also from the University of Ife where she next worked as an assistant lecturer. Francisca was awarded a Commonwealth Scholarship Commission Award for her Ph.D. work in Geology at Cambridge University. Following the completion of her Ph.D., Francisca joined the faculty at Missouri S&T where she is today. Francisca has received various awards and honors for her work, including being named an Honorary Global Counselor by Missouri S&T’s Office of International and Cultural Affairs, an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, an African Scientific Institute Fellow, an elected fellow of the Geological Society of America, as well as receipt of the Distinguished Service Award from Goretti Old Girls International, Inc. and receipt of the Science and Technology Award from the Nigerian People’s Forum. In addition, Francisca has been awarded the Outstanding Teaching Award, Outstanding Students Leaders’ Outstanding Student Advocate Award, the Faculty Excellence Award, Sustained Excellence in Teaching Award, and the Woman of the Year Award all from Missouri S&T. Francisca joined us for an interview to talk about some of her experiences in life and science.

On the podcast, Anthony and James first discuss the potential Temenos-Fidessa deal and what the entry of SS&C Technologies and Ion Investment Group means for Fidessa going forward (4:15). Then they turn their attention to bitcoin, but rather than look at it as an investment vehicle, they examine some of the byproducts of bitcoin, such as the energy it takes to mine for these coins and some of the real-world impact that’s already had, particularly in Tony’s old college town of Plattsburgh, NY (11:30). They also hit on the Anthony Joshua-Joseph Parker fight (30:30), and they give some TV picks to watch over the weekend (33:30). Also, the Women in Data and Technology Award write-ups are now live online and we have also posted a longer feature where eight of our winners give advice for advancement in what is a male-dominated world.

After a bit of a lackluster performance last week (apologies), Anthony and James return with renewed vigor to discuss fintechs. We know, we know… you’ve heard this conversation before. Well, our hosts point to several news events to highlight what they believe is a true sea change in the fintech discussions. That goes on for about 36 minutes, and then they ramble about the Oscars. We do recommend the first 36 minutes. 1:30 Check out this profile of JPMorgan Asset & Wealth Management CIO Mike Urciuoli. https://www.waterstechnology.com/people/3524061/hurricane-mike-urciuoli-storms-jpmorgan-awm 3:30 A quick look at the SEC handing out its first Reg SCI fine. https://www.waterstechnology.com/exchanges-trading-venues/3529391/nyse-fined-14-million-by-sec-for-reg-sci-violations Fintech Disruption 4:30 European authorities have published a wide-ranging strategy designed to formalize the bloc’s response to and efforts in the fintech sector. https://www.waterstechnology.com/industry-issues-initiatives/3530876/europe-unveils-fintech-action-plan 8:00 Is it fair to be cynical about the EC’s motivations behind this report? 13:00 How does S&P Global’s acquisition of Kensho Technologies play into this fintech movement that we’re seeing? https://www.waterstechnology.com/organization-management/alliances-mergers-acquisitions/3529321/sp-global-makes-550-million-bet-on-ai-with-kensho-buy 19:00 Fintechs are playing a major role in some of the big acquisitions we’ve seen this year. https://www.waterstechnology.com/organization-management/alliances-mergers-acquisitions/3522716/the-big-crunch-traditional-techs-great-contraction 20:00 Also, consider that Tradeworx and Icap made moves over the last year to focus more on being technology companies. https://www.waterstechnology.com/trading-technologies-and-strategies/3524056/the-curious-case-of-the-trader-vendor 21:30 And, Howard Edelstein is getting into the fintech game, as are Gil Mandelzis and Tom Glocer. https://www.waterstechnology.com/people/3522406/fintech-luminary-edelstein-signs-on-as-biocatch-ceo https://www.waterstechnology.com/people/3522406/fintech-luminary-edelstein-signs-on-as-biocatch-ceo 25:00 Retail tech is playing more into the capital markets. https://www.waterstechnology.com/organization-management/alliances-mergers-acquisitions/3532121/industry-partnership-to-target-desktop-app-interoperability 30:00 As more and more fintechs pop up, it’s creating a crowded marketplace and unforeseen workflow challenges. A new industry group is looking to tackle those challenges. https://www.waterstechnology.com/organization-management/alliances-mergers-acquisitions/3532121/industry-partnership-to-target-desktop-app-interoperability 36:00 Changing topics, Anthony and James quickly give some of their thoughts on this year’s Oscars ceremony. And before you go, check out all the winners from the inaugural Women in Data & Technology Awards. https://www.waterstechnology.com/awards-rankings/3529056/women-in-technology-and-data-awards-2018-all-the-winners

On January 3, the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid II) officially went live. Anthony and James take a look at some of the key challenges and concerns ahead. Then, for those interested in entering the inaugural Women in Data & Technology Awards, they provide something of a FAQ. Finally, Tony rants and raves about how people not shoveling their sidewalks is a sign of society’s decay. Mifid II 2:30 Mifid II is live: A health check as to how it’s going. 4:15 What happens over the next few months? 6:00 A quick history. 8:30 Are regulations too slow to keep up with tech? (Hint: Yes.) 10:15 Are we done with big, bulky regulations like Dodd-Frank and Mifid II? (Hint: No.) 12:00 A look at the global nature of regulation, and the problems that creates. Women in Data & Technology Awards 15:00 How to apply for the Women in Data & Technology Awards. Misc 19:45 Tony rants about people who don’t shovel their sidewalks. (Note: Strong language is used… liberally.)

In this episode, host Jason Ferrara talks with Carol Jenkins—analytics expert, HR innovator, and recipient of the 2017 Women in Technology Award. Get the scoop on machine learning, new trends in the gig economy, and a typical day-in-the-life for an I/O psychologist turned technology maverick. For more information on the The Talent Playbook Podcast please visit http://outmatch.com/about/events/talent-playbook-podcast/ or email us at info@outmatch.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Årets kandidater til Norwegian Technology Award 2017 spenner fra avansert helseteknologi, grøftefri vannrørkoblinger til laserlys, induksjonslading og autonomi. Jan. M. Moberg, Odd Richard Valmot og Tore Stensvold går gjennom årets finalister i denne spesialepisoden: * Wärtsilä og fem partnere har utviklet systemet for induksjonslading * Stingray Marine Solutions står bak laserteknologi og avansert programvare som dreper lakselus uten å skade fisken * Yara og Kongsberg Maritime er i gang med å lage verdens første autonome, elektriske containerskip * Teknologi for gravefri tilkobling av hus til hovedvannledning er utviklet av de tre selskapene Hawle Water Technology, Techni og Båsum Boring * Thermo Fisher bruker bittesmå kuler for å avsløre uløste kreftgåter med elektronikk, kjemi og biologi. Kandidatene er presentert på våre nettsider. Nå kan leserne gi sine råd til juryen og stemme på sin favoritt fram til 31. oktober. Vinneren presenteres 20. november.

Årets kandidater til Norwegian Technology Award 2017 spenner fra avansert helseteknologi, grøftefri vannrørkoblinger til laserlys, induksjonslading og autonomi. Jan. M. Moberg, Odd Richard Valmot og Tore Stensvold går gjennom årets finalister i denne spesialepisoden: * Wärtsilä og fem partnere har utviklet systemet for induksjonslading * Stingray Marine Solutions står bak laserteknologi og avansert programvare som dreper lakselus uten å skade fisken * Yara og Kongsberg Maritime er i gang med å lage verdens første autonome, elektriske containerskip * Teknologi for gravefri tilkobling av hus til hovedvannledning er utviklet av de tre selskapene Hawle Water Technology, Techni og Båsum Boring * Thermo Fisher bruker bittesmå kuler for å avsløre uløste kreftgåter med elektronikk, kjemi og biologi. Kandidatene er presentert på våre nettsider. Nå kan leserne gi sine råd til juryen og stemme på sin favoritt fram til 31. oktober. Vinneren presenteres 20. november.

In our fifth episode of the Engage in Your School's Story podcast we chat with Principal, Cameron Hudson of High Plains Community Schools, Polk, NE. Cameron is a rural Nebraska administrator who was recently named the winner of NETA’s 2017 Excellence in Leading with Technology Award. Sharing the Storm story and empowering students on social media is something he is very passionate about at High Plains. We hope you enjoy our conversation with Cameron! We talk with Cameron about how they are addressing Digital Citizenship, the benefits of using social media from an admin perspective, what it meant to him and the school to win the NETA award and how he is empowering the students at HPC on social media. Connect with Cameron: Twitter: https://twitter.com/c_hudson5 Learn more about Class Intercom and schedule a demo to see how you can Engage in Your School's story!

One of the most important, and yet supremely difficult things for any company to do is establish and nurture a culture that promotes and encourages innovation. While we often take our cues from larger companies that have linked their brands to the idea of innovation, it can be a trickier problem for many small and mid-sized agencies to tackle. In this episode, we look at how to make sure that innovation (in approach, processes, technology, culture, etc.) remain a part of the business ethic and Agency DNA. Vicky Brock, CEO, Clear Returns A graduate from King’s College London, Birkbeck and MIT, Vicky Brock is an entrepreneur, an award-winning innovator and the CEO of Clear Returns, a high-growth technology start-up. Named by Forbes.com & Bloomberg as one of the 9 top female tech CEOs to watch, she is also the winner of “Innovator of the Year” at the FDM everywoman in Technology Awards and she has led Clear Returns to be named top Tech Start Up in Europe in the European Commission “Tech All Stars competition”. Vicky is also a Director Emeritus of the Digital Analytics Association. Host: Alex Langshur

Dan and Anthony discuss the North American Trading Architecture Summit (2:05) and the Sell-Side Technology Awards (18:54). They also talk about the passing of music icon Prince (26:54).

Dr Fred Perlak of Monsanto, developer of Bt cotton is out guest to address any questions you have regarding GMOs.Dr. Frederick J. Perlak is in the Pipeline, Strategic Partnerships and Sustainability Team working to identify ways that Monsanto can improve lives, increase agricultural efficiency and conserve resources in developing countries.  In this role Dr. Perlak will lead engagement with social partners to address global issues of the environment and food security. Dr. Perlak has been employed at Monsanto since 1981 and has held a number of positions in the technical organization.  Dr. Perlak was appointed to the Monsanto Fellow Program in 1993 in recognition of his scientific achievement and in 1994, Drs. Perlak and Fischhoff were awarded the Thomas and Hochwalt Science and Technology Award.  The award recognizes individuals who advance Monsanto’s technical leadership by contributing breakthrough fundamental or applied research to the scientific community.  Drs. Perlak and Fischhoff’s discoveries on the expression of Bt genes in plants has directly lead to the commercialization of insect resistant cotton, potato and corn.  Dr. Perlak was a co-recipient of the 2000 Edgar M. Queeny Award for Science and Technology for his contributions to Bollgard cotton.  Dr. Perlak received the First Annual Cotton Incorporated Biotechnology Achievement Award, 2001, presented by Cotton Incorporated for his groundbreaking work in the application of biotechnology to cotton.  Dr. Perlak was appointed Distinguished Science Fellow in 2003, Monsanto’s highest research honor.  Dr. Perlak was the Director of Cotton Technology at Monsanto (1995-2008) responsible for providing strategy and direction to Monsanto’s future cotton efforts.Most recently, Dr. Perlak led the Monsanto Hawaii organization (2008-2014) where he was  responsible for strategy and direction across the functional areas of Monsanto Hawaii including research, manufacturing, future planning and community affairs.Dr. Perlak has presented and published numerous papers and holds numerous patents for his work while at Monsanto.  He has also been elected as a Fellow in the St. Louis Academy of Science in 1998.Dr. Perlak earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree from Fairfield University and a Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts -Amherst. Dr. Perlak resides in St. Louis with his wife.

Dr. Brad Bushman is a Professor of Communication and Psychology at The Ohio State University, where he holds the Margaret Hall and Robert Randal Rinehart Chair of Mass Communication. He is also a professor of Communications Science at the VU University Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Brad received a Masters degree in Secondary Education from Utah State University as well as Masters Degrees in Statistics and Psychology from the University of Missouri in Columbia. He completed his PhD in Psychology from the University of Missouri in Columbia as well. Brad has held faculty positions at Iowa State University and the University of Michigan as well as served as a Visiting Professor at the Warsaw School of Social Psychology in Poland. Brad has also received numerous awards and accolades throughout his career, including in 2013 the Ig Nobel Psychology Prize for research that makes people laugh, then think. He was also awarded the Weber State University Outstanding Psychology Alumni Award in 2013 and recently received the Distinguished Lifetime Contribution to Media Psychology and Technology Award in 2014.

Gerald Chertavian - How and why does a Wall Street millionaire start a company to help troubled young adults move from poverty to professional careers in a single year? This week we interview Gerald Chertavian, CEO of Year Up, one of the most incredible non-profit organizations we have ever come across. "You can't give until you have. " - Gerald Chertavian Year Up provides intensive professional education to urban young adults. His organization was recently recognized by Fast Company and The Monitor Group as one of the top 25 organizations in the nation using business excellence to engineer social change. Prior to starting Year Up, Chertavian co-founded Conduit Communications and served as the head of marketing at Transnational Financial Services in London. Gerald recently wrote the book, A Year Up: How a Pioneering Program Teaches Young Adults Real Skills For Real Jobs With Real Success. He was also awarded the 2003 Social Entrepreneurship Award by the Manhattan Institute and the 2005 Freedom House Archie R. Williams, Jr. Technology Award. A graduate of Bowdoin College and Harvard Business School, Chertavian was born and raised in Lowell, MA. Quotes from Gerald: What we learn in this episode: How to balance taking versus giving. How to understand what you can take from the universe as well as what you owe to the universe. For the first time in the history of this country upward mobility is lower in America than many other developed countries. That is an opportunity divide. What is the winning formula for social good? Resources: A Year Up: How a Pioneering Program Teaches Young Adults Real Skills For Real Jobs With Real Success http://www.yearup.org/ http://bigthink.com/users/geraldchertavian Twitter: @yearup

In advance of the presentation of the southern edition of the DSM Science and Technology Awards yesterday, DSM senior VP in nutritional science and nutrition and health advocacy, Dr Manfred Eggersdorfer, explained how it is that nutrition science is entering a renaissance period.

Manfred Eggersdorfer, director of research and development at DSM Nutritional Products, sat down with Shane Starling to discuss the value of open innovation and business/academia interaction after the 2009 DSM Science and Technology Awards in Switzerland recently.

How protected are we from invasion into our electronic personal data and what can we do to ensure that our privacy is not violated when we go online? Susan Landau, Sun Distinguished Engineer and recipient of many top Technology Awards including the 2008 Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Award and recently named one of Fast Company's Top 100 Women in Technology, joins Innovating@Sun to discuss privacy, trust, and security in technology today.

How protected are we from invasion into our electronic personal data and what can we do to ensure that our privacy is not violated when we go online? Susan Landau, Sun Distinguished Engineer and recipient of many top Technology Awards including the 2008 Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Award and recently named one of Fast Company's Top 100 Women in Technology, joins Innovating@Sun to discuss privacy, trust, and security in technology today.

Stephen Wu Stephen Wu is a partner in the Silicon Valley law firm Cooke Kobrick & Wu LLP. He advises clients concerning data security and privacy, electronic commerce, e-discovery, electronic records retention, and digital evidence. His practice also includes technology transactions, intellectual property litigation, and commercial litigation. Before forming CKW, Mr. Wu was VeriSign, Inc.'s second in-house attorney where he was in charge of the company's worldwide policies and practices governing its digital certification secure ecommerce services. Prior to joining VeriSign, Mr. Wu practiced with Jones Day Reavis & Pogue and Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP in the areas of computer law, intellectual property, general litigation, and technology transactions. He clerked with a U.S. District Judge in Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Wu was co-chair of the ABA Information Security Committee from 2001 to 2004. He is currently Secretary of the ABA Section of Science & Technology Law. Mr. Wu is a frequent speaker on secure electronic commerce and information security topics, as well as e-discovery, digital evidence, and electronic records retention. He has written or co-written five books on information security, including Guide to HIPAA Security and the Law (ABA 2007), Information Security: A Legal, Business, and Technical Handbook (ABA 2004), Risk Management for Consumer Internet Payments (NACHA 2002) and Digital Signatures (RSA Press 2002). Mr. Wu received a B.A., summa cum laude, from the University of Pittsburgh in 1985, and received his law degree, cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 1988. Lucy Thomson Lucy L. Thomson, J.D., M.S., CIPP/G, has extensive experience as a litigator in complex federal civil and criminal cases and as an expert in information security, privacy, and new technologies. At Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), a global technology company, she has addressed a wide range of legal, technical, and policy issues in major IT and information sharing programs. This past year, she was appointed Consumer Privacy Ombudsman for three U.S. Bankruptcy Courts to oversee the sale of electronic consumer records. A career U.S. Department of Justice attorney from 1977-2000, Ms. Thomson served in senior positions in the Criminal and Civil Rights Divisions. Ms. Thomson is an ABA Fellow, and represents the D.C. Bar in the ABA House of Delegates. She is a member of the Council of the ABA Section of Science & Technology Law and chairs its Homeland Security Committee. She served on the D.C. Bar Board of Governors, as Bar Secretary and President of the Women's Bar Association and its Foundation. She was the guest editor of the Symposium on Homeland Security in JURIMETRICS: THE JOURNAL OF LAW SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (2007), and is a frequent contributor to the IAPP Privacy Advisor. In recognition of long-time public service, she received the Heroines in Technology Award. Ms. Thomson is a past Alumni Trustee of Andover. She earned a master's degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in 2001, and her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. Hoyt Kesterson II Hoyt L. Kesterson II is an Arizona-based technology expert with more than 30 years of experience in the field of information security and related technologies. For 20 years he chaired the international standards group that created the X.509 certificate, a fundamental component in digital signature and securing web transactions. He has been working with the ABA's Information Security Committee for nearly 20 years on the effects of digital data and electronic signature.

Vicky started her web development company, Chameleon Net, in 1998 with a vision of establishing a new type of company – one that would bridge the gap between web design agencies and IT companies. Prior to starting Chameleon Net she worked for larger IT companies like Alcatel, EDS and iCAT and holds an honours degree in Computer Science from the University of Hertfordshire. Vicky is an avid networker and has won a series of entrepreneur awards. She was voted 'Best Woman in Technology' (small business category) at the 2006 Women in Technology Awards, sponsored by BlackBerry.

Vicky started her web development company, Chameleon Net, in 1998 with a vision of establishing a new type of company – one that would bridge the gap between web design agencies and IT companies. Prior to starting Chameleon Net she worked for larger IT companies like Alcatel, EDS and iCAT and holds an honours degree in Computer Science from the University of Hertfordshire. Vicky is an avid networker and has won a series of entrepreneur awards. She was voted 'Best Woman in Technology' (small business category) at the 2006 Women in Technology Awards, sponsored by BlackBerry.